Fire causes UN climate talks in Brazil to be evacuated as blaze breaks out at COP30 pavilion

Fire causes UN climate talks in Brazil to be evacuated as blaze breaks out at COP30 pavilion

The Straits Times·2025-11-21 08:50

A fire erupted in a pavilion of the UN climate talks in Brazil on Nov 20, forcing panicked delegates to run for the exits and interrupting negotiations.UN and security crews rushed with extinguishers to put out the fierce blaze, which quickly tore a hole in the fabric roof of the COP30 summit site in Belem as smoke engulfed the corridor and people shouted “fire!”The fire was brought under control and no injuries were reported, Brazilian Tourism Minister Celso Sabino said.Follow The Straits Times on YouTube: https://str.sg/ytsubTurn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated.--------------------WEBSITE ➤ https://www.straitstimes.comWHATSAPP ➤ https://str.sg/whatsappTIKTOK ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@straitstimesINSTAGRAM ➤ https://www.instagram.com/straits_timesFACEBOOK ➤ https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimesTWITTER ➤ https://twitter.com/straits_timesTELEGRAM ➤ https://t.me/TheStraitsTimesPODCASTS ➤ https://str.sg/stpodcasts#straitstimes #cop30 #fire

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