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STORY: A huge fire engulfed Copenhagen's historic Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday (April 16) - a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral.

Flames tore through one of the Danish capital's most well-known buildings, causing its spire to collapse onto the roof.

Police said there were no immediate reports of injuries.

The Stock Exchange, whose spire was intricately shaped as the tails of four dragons intertwined, was being renovated when the fire broke out.

Copenhagen's fire service said the scaffolding around the building made it harder for emergency services to reach through to the flames, and that the copper roof was keeping in the heat.

The Dutch Renaissance style building no longer houses the Danish stock exchange.

Instead it serves as headquarters for the Danish Chamber of Commerce, which wrote on X: "We are met by a terrible sight. The Bourse is on fire."

It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze.

Copenhagen police asked people to avoid driving in the inner part of the city, and said the nearby finance ministry was evacuated.

The Chamber of Commerce has has owned the building since 1857.

It's been working to restore the Stock Exchange to the style of Denmark's King Christian IV, who had the building constructed in the 17th century.