10:00 AM EDT, 05/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) said Thursday that a fire broke out on the roof of a building under construction at the company's manufacturing hub in Kalundborg, Denmark.

"The fire brigade and police are on the scene, and the authorities have announced that the fire has been extinguished," a company spokesperson told MT Newswires.

According to the company, production was not impacted by the fire.

"It will take some clean up, but it's primarily the roof that has been impacted, not the production process. We are optimistic that it will not impact production timelines," another company spokesperson told MT Newswires.

The company's shares were falling 1.5% in recent trading.

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