A fire forced an evacuation at the South American Brazilian venue for the COP30 climate summit, on Thursday, Nov. 20, but so far no one in attendance has been injured, according to multiple reports.
The blaze took place at the venue in Belém, Brazil, the BBC and Politico are reporting.
Brazil's tourism minister told reporters at the venue that the fire was under control and no injuries were reported, according to Reuters. It was not immeidately known whether delegates would return immediately or ontinue negotiations.
According to Politico, more than 50,000 are in attendance.
The summit "missed a self-imposed Wednesday deadline to secure agreement among hundreds of countries presenting issues including how to increase climate finance and shift away from fossil fuels," according to Reuters.
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