A fire that forced an evacuation of the COP30 climate summit venue in the Brazilian city of Belem is under control, officials say, although it is unclear whether delegates will return immediately to continue negotiations.

Brazilian Tourism Minister Celso Sabino told reporters at the venue that the fire was under control and no one was hurt but that he did not know whether delegates would be able to return on Thursday or Friday to the part of the venue where the summit negotiations were taking place.

Summit organisers also confirmed the fire was under control, adding that Brazilian fire officials had ordered the evacuation of the summit's entire premises.

The summit in the Amazon city was initially scheduled to wrap up on Friday but it missed a self-imposed Wednesday deadline to secure a

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