 A huge fire has broken out at Copenhagen's 17th-century former stock exchange, one of the Danish capital's most famous landmarks, engulfing the historic building's roof and toppling its distinctive spire, we are witnessing a terrible spectacle. The borses on fire, the Chamber of Commerce, which occupies the building next to Christian's Board Palace, the seat of the Danish parliament, wrote on X, everyone is asked to stay away. Culture Minister Jacob Engelschmidt said 400 years of Danish cultural heritage had gone up in flames. The fire is very violent, and it is on every floor, Jacob Vetsdid Andersen, the fire services director of emergency management, told Denmark's public broadcaster Dr. You Just Can't Take It In. It's really raging. The flames are like 20 m high, he added. The Proveanthus wing at Christiansborg, the nearby seat of Denmark's parliament, has been completely evacuated due to fears that it could be affected by flames and smoke. All meetings and hearings at the parliament have been cancelled with employees being told to stay at home.Kopenhagen's fire services said that the building's copper roof was making fighting the fire especially challenging. The building, dating back to 1625, is a stone's throw from Denmark's parliament, the Foketing, and the Royal Palace, Christiansborg. Danish media said the nearby square was being evacuated, the old stock exchange was being renovated and had been shrouded in scaffolding and protective plastic covering. It currently houses the Danish Chamber of Commerce, which described the scenes on Tuesday morning as a terrible sight, local craftsman Henrik Grage told Danish TV that it was a tragic day. This is our Notre Dame, he said, comparing it with the fire that engulfed the roof and spire of the cathedral in the center of Paris in 2019. Passing residents joined emergency services.