Fire at COP30 venue in Brazil extinguished

Brazil's Minister of Tourism Celso Sabino reports that the fire at the COP30 climate conference venue in Belém is fully under control. An evacuation was carried out, but there are no injuries. Firefighters from Pará state continue to work at the scene.

On Thursday, the venue for the COP30 climate conference in the city of Belém was evacuated due to a major fire... Brazil's Minister of Tourism, Celso Sabino, announced today that the fire that broke out at the venue for the COP30 climate conference in the city of Belém has been 'brought under control', confirming that there were no injuries. The minister told Brazilian television just minutes after the conference venue, which was scheduled to end tomorrow, was evacuated: 'The fire has been brought under control'. He confirmed that 'firefighters from the state of Pará are at the scene'.

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