Attendees were evacuated from COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil on Thursday (Nov 20) after a fire broke out at the venue.
Officials said the fire, which started at one of the country exhibition pavilions, was quickly brought under control, with no injuries reported as security evacuated thousands of delegates from the building.
00:00Attendees were evacuated from COP30 Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil on Thursday, after a fire broke out at the venue.
00:10Officials said the fire, which started at one of the country exhibition pavilions, was quickly brought under control,
00:16with no injuries reported as security evacuated thousands of delegates from the building.
00:22Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation, and their condition is being monitored with appropriate medical care provided.
00:29The affected blue zone is expected to remain closed until 8 p.m. local time.
00:34The cause of the fire remains unclear, but authorities suspect a generator failure or short circuit may have sparked it.
00:41The UN climate body said the fire service would carry out safety checks.
00:45The summit in the Amazon city, initially set to conclude Friday, missed a Wednesday deadline to reach agreement among nearly 200 countries on climate finance and fossil fuel reduction.
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