Historic Copenhagen building an 'empty shell' after fire

Half of Denmark 's Old Stock Exchange has been completely burnt-out with only outer walls remaining, after flames engulfed the building and caused the roof to collapse in yesterday's devastating fire, Danish officials have said.

Roughly half the Dutch Renaissance-style building was saved, although massive damage still occurred as fire fighters had drenched it in water. "Everything that was once part of the storey partitions and building structures inside has been burnt away," Copenhagen fire department Operations Chief Frank Trier Mikkelsen told Reuters, referring to the part of the building worst hit.Emergency services were joined by passers-by yesterday in carrying large paintings away from the building shortly after the fire broke out in a race to save historic artefacts from the flames.

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