Blaze disrupts COP30 Summit in Brazil, 13 hospitalized
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A fire briefly spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil and prompted evacuations Thursday on the next-to-last day of the conference, and officials said 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation.
Breakdown
- A fire briefly spread through pavilions at the United Nations climate talks in Belém, Brazil, prompting evacuation.
- Thirteen people were treated for smoke inhalation; the fire was controlled in about six minutes. 12s
- Fire officials evacuated the entire COP30 conference site, which remained closed for about seven hours. 21s
- Much of the summit venue was still under construction when the conference opened. 30s
- The fire started near the China Pavilion and close to several African pavilions, according to officials and video footage. 43s