https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Copenhagen police on Tuesday said the cause of a blaze that damaged the city's historic former stock exchange, Børsen, was unknown but ruled out a crime as they closed their investigation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241112/danish-police-end-investigation-into-old-stock-exchange-fire Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:48:52 +0100 danish-police-end-investigation-into-old-stock-exchange-fire Fire services in Denmark responded on Wednesday to a minor fire at pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, the fourth suffered by the company this year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240724/danish-emergency-services-put-out-minor-fire-at-novo-nordisk Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:58:57 +0200 danish-emergency-services-put-out-minor-fire-at-novo-nordisk Thursday’s fire at Denmark’s tax ministry follows a blaze at the historic Old Stock Exchange and several fires at the headquarters of pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk on the outskirts of Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240627/why-have-there-been-so-many-fires-in-copenhagen-this-year Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:11:37 +0200 why-have-there-been-so-many-fires-in-copenhagen-this-year A fire at Denmark’s Tax Ministry on Thursday morning has been brought under control, fire services said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240627/blaze-at-denmarks-tax-ministry-put-out-by-firefighters Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:27:34 +0200 blaze-at-denmarks-tax-ministry-put-out-by-firefighters A fire broke out on Tuesday at the headquarters of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk’s headquarters at Bagsværd near Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240618/novo-nordisk-hq-outside-copenhagen-suffers-second-fire-in-two-months Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:04:49 +0200 novo-nordisk-hq-outside-copenhagen-suffers-second-fire-in-two-months The fire at an administrative building at Novo Nordisk's headquarters in Bagsværd is now "under control", Copenhagen fire services have said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240522/major-fire-breaks-out-at-novo-nordisk-hq-outside-copenhagen Wed, 22 May 2024 14:00:31 +0200 major-fire-breaks-out-at-novo-nordisk-hq-outside-copenhagen Copenhagen’s fire service has finished work at the old Stock Exchange after last week’s fire and has handed over the building to police and construction workers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240422/copenhagen-police-to-begin-forensic-work-as-fire-service-hands-over-stock-exchange Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:01:09 +0200 copenhagen-police-to-begin-forensic-work-as-fire-service-hands-over-stock-exchange Three days after a fire which ravaged Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange broke out, emergency services said Friday that the situation was "unstable" due to equipment issues and a strong breeze. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240419/situation-unstable-at-copenhagens-old-stock-exchange-after-fire Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:44:01 +0200 situation-unstable-at-copenhagens-old-stock-exchange-after-fire The facade of Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange collapsed on Thursday evening, rescue services said, as work to put out the last of the flames continued for a third day. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240419/facade-of-copenhagens-stock-exchange-collapses-after-blaze Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:47:26 +0200 facade-of-copenhagens-stock-exchange-collapses-after-blaze The fire which has partially destroyed Copenhagen’s historic Børsen stock exchange could eventually result in a court case, according to a senior officer involved in its investigation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240418/denmarks-stock-exchange-fire-could-result-in-court-case Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:46:32 +0200 denmarks-stock-exchange-fire-could-result-in-court-case Firefighters battled a blaze at Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange for a third day on Thursday and said their work would continue for at least another 24 hours. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240418/copenhagen-firefighters-battle-stock-exchange-fire-for-third-day Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:26:08 +0200 copenhagen-firefighters-battle-stock-exchange-fire-for-third-day The chief executive of the Danish Chamber of Commerce, Brian Mikkselsen, has pledged to rebuild the burnt-out Børsen building, "no matter what". Here's what we know about the damage and what it will take to return it back to its former glory. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240417/in-pics-what-will-it-take-to-rebuild-copenhagens-old-stock-exchange-building Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:59:38 +0200 in-pics-what-will-it-take-to-rebuild-copenhagens-old-stock-exchange-building Several parts of Indre By in Copenhagen will continue to be cordoned off throughout Wednesday as a result of Tuesday's fire in Copenhagen's old stock exchange. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240417/road-closures-continue-after-copenhagens-old-stock-exchange-fire Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:36:32 +0200 road-closures-continue-after-copenhagens-old-stock-exchange-fire Danish firefighters on Wednesday battled for a second day to extinguish a fire that gutted Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange after working through the night to douse the flames. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240417/firefighters-still-tackling-flames-at-copenhagen-stock-exhange-on-second-day Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:41:29 +0200 firefighters-still-tackling-flames-at-copenhagen-stock-exhange-on-second-day Danish rescue services said on Tuesday evening that the fire that engulfed Copenhagen's 17th-century former stock exchange, ravaging the building and toppling its iconic spire, was now "under control." https://www.thelocal.dk/20240417/fire-at-copenhagens-old-stock-exchange-building-under-control Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:55:22 +0200 fire-at-copenhagens-old-stock-exchange-building-under-control Much of the Copenhagen's 400-year-old Stock Exchange building was still on fire at midday on Tuesday. Here's what we know so far. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240416/what-do-we-know-so-far-about-the-fire-at-copenhagens-stock-exchange-building Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:55:07 +0200 what-do-we-know-so-far-about-the-fire-at-copenhagens-stock-exchange-building The Copenhagen Stock Exchange Building, one of the capital's oldest, most iconic buildings, was in flames on Tuesday. Here are the most dramatic pictures. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240416/in-pics-copenhagens-historic-stock-exchange-in-flames Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:40:04 +0200 in-pics-copenhagens-historic-stock-exchange-in-flames A massive fire engulfed the 400-year-old Stock Exchange building, or Børsen, in central Copenhagen on Tuesday morning, causing its iconic central spire to topple over. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240416/fire-breaks-out-at-copenhagens-historic-stock-exchange-building Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:05:28 +0200 fire-breaks-out-at-copenhagens-historic-stock-exchange-building A 79-year-old female resident of the Åhaven nursing home in Ribe has died after a fire on the night of Saturday, according to the police. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221224/fire-at-nursing-home-in-ribe-claims-life-of-79-year-old-woman Sat, 24 Dec 2022 11:11:25 +0100 fire-at-nursing-home-in-ribe-claims-life-of-79-year-old-woman 38 firefighters from Denmark have been sent to Greenland in an attempt to put out a wildfire currently burning on the Arctic island. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190813/danish-firefighters-to-help-tackle-wild-blaze-in-greenland Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:30:29 +0200 danish-firefighters-to-help-tackle-wild-blaze-in-greenland