Fire ravages 17th-century Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, toppling the iconic spire
![People watch as fire and smoke rise out of the Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/04/16/ap24107250322968_wide-19bbda68143dbc63c5b54f82f45321537ff6f737.jpg)
Passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables as a fire raged through one of Copenhagen's oldest buildings on Tuesday.
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