STORY: :: A fire forces an evacuation at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil
:: Arshreet Singh / Carbon Pulse
:: Belem, Brazil
:: November 20, 2025
:: The fire broke out just as negotiators were sitting down to try to reach a deal
Officials said the fire, which erupted at one of the country exhibition pavilions, had been brought under control with no injuries as security personnel ordered thousands of delegates in the sprawling building to go outside.
The summit in the Amazon city of Belem, Brazil, had already missed a self-imposed Wednesday deadline to secure agreement among the nearly 200 countries present on issues including how to increase climate finance and shift away from fossil fuels.
