A huge fire during talks at the COP30 climate summit put negotiations for a greener future on hold.

Thousands of attendees fled after the fire erupted at one of the exhibition pavilions in Belem in Brazil on Thursday.

Authorities said the fire was under control with no injuries reported.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had appealed earlier in the day for a deal from the summit, welcoming calls from some for clarity on the hotly disputed subject of weaning the world off fossil fuels.

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