COP30 Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out

COP30 chairman calls for consensus - extension due to fire not unlikely

André Corrêa do Lago called on countries to reach a consensus for the common good of the planet on the scheduled closing day of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, the capital of the Brazilian State of Pará. The event's Chairman insisted on Friday that it was time for international cooperation to prevail.

Blaze disrupts COP30 Summit in Brazil, 13 hospitalized for smoke inhalation

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.

Fire prompts evacuations at UN climate talks in Brazil, 13 people suffer smoke inhalation

BELEM, Brazil — A fire briefly spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil and prompted evacuations Thursday on the next-t...

Fire disrupts last-minute efforts to strike global deal at COP30

Just as the host nation was desperately trying to corral more than 190 countries towards unity at talks in Belem, delegates were forced to flee a short-lived fire.

CCTV shows the moment a fire erupts in COP30

Starting in the exhibition hall, a fire triggered a mass-evacuation from COP30 as countries negotiate new climate targets.

UN climate summit COP30 thrown into chaos after raging inferno causes evacuation

At least 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire spread across the grounds hosting COP30 in Brazil, prompting evacuations and stalling crucial climate negotiations, officials said.