A fire at a pavilion in the venue of the UN’s climate talks in Brazil on Thursday triggered chaos and forced an evacuation as panicked delegates ran for the exits.

According to AFP, UN and security crews rushed with extinguishers to try to put out the blaze at the COP30 site in Belem, with smoke engulfing the corridor and people shouting “fire!"

BREAKING: A fire has broken out at COP30 climate talks in Belem, Brazil pic.twitter.com/JxIWwwGDwg — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 20, 2025

The fire took place during the meeting of ministers from around the world on breaking a deadlock over fossil fuels, climate finance and trade measures, with one day left in the two-week conference.

Later, Brazil’s tourism minister told reporters that the fire was under control and no one was hurt.

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