The fire erupted when global ministers were deeply engrossed in negotiations to break a deadlock over fossil fuels, climate finance and trade measures.

A fire broke out at the venue for the COP30 summit in Brazil's Belem on Thursday, prompting evacuation from parts of the site as panicked delegates ran for the exits.

The United Nations and security crews rushed to the scene of the blaze with extinguishers and tried to put it out while smoke engulfed the corridor, and people were heard shouting "fire!"

Victoria Martins and Júlia Aguiar, technical personnel associated with the event, said that the fire was reported in the health and science pavilion on the next-to-last scheduled day of the COP30 summit, The Associated Press reported.

Smoke billowed inside and out of the conference buildi

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