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A fire broke out on Thursday at the main venue of the ongoing COP30 Climate Summit in Brazil.
A fire broke out on Thursday at the main venue of the ongoing UN COP30 Climate Summit in Belem city of Brazil. 13 people were injured in this. India’s Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav was also present there along with the Indian delegation at the time of the fire. However, he and other officials exited the venue safely.
According to The New York Times, the fire broke out at 2 pm local time (10.30 pm Indian time) in a pavilion inside a convention hall. At the time of the incident, more than 50,000 diplomats, journalists and activists from more than 190 countries were present in the pavilion.
According to the local fire department, the fire probably started from some electronic device (probably a microwave). However, other reasons are being investigated.
Pictures of fire…
A massive fire broke out on Thursday at the main venue of the ongoing UN COP30 Climate Summit in Brazil.
As soon as the fire broke out, there was panic among thousands of people. People started running here and there.
The policemen present at the spot rescued the people and took them out.
Plumes of smoke visible from several kilometers away
As soon as the fire broke out, there was panic among thousands of people. In the videos and pictures from the incident site, people were seen running here and there to save their lives.
At the same time, flames and a cloud of black smoke were seen rising from the pavilion. The smoke could be seen from several kilometers away. Many ambulances and fire brigade vehicles reached the spot and took immediate action and evacuated all the people safely.
The fire was brought under control in six minutes
The UN COP30 Presidency and UNFCCC, organizers of the event, said in a joint statement that the fire was brought under control in about six minutes.
The annual COP30 climate summit of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is scheduled to take place from 10 to 21 November.
Thousands of people from more than 190 countries have come to participate in it. In their statement, the organizers have asked guests to wait till further notice for information related to the program.
Many important meetings postponed due to fire
Many important meetings were canceled or postponed due to the fire. Now instead of ending by Friday evening, the conference time may extend till late night or Saturday.
At present, the delegates will be allowed re-entry only after thorough inspection of the site.
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