{"id":56338,"date":"2025-11-21T10:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/fire-causes-evacuation-in-pavilion-at-cop30-in-brazil\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T08:27:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:27:50","slug":"fire-causes-evacuation-in-pavilion-at-cop30-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/fire-causes-evacuation-in-pavilion-at-cop30-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire causes evacuation in pavilion at COP30 in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The incident occurred in the Blue Zone, an area that houses the international stands and the rooms set up for official negotiations, said the organizers.<\/p>\n<p>Brazilian Minister of Tourism Celso Sabino said that the fire, which broke out shortly after 2 p.m. local time, was under control at around 2:30 p.m., with no injuries reported so far.<\/p>\n<p>Helder Barbalho, governor of the Para state, where Belem is located, told local media that the emergency teams are currently probing into two possible causes of the incident: a generator failure or a short circuit in one of the stands that were set up for the conference.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-98050 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/png\/ngbtith9tdz6pmka.jpeg.png\" alt=\"Security personnel control access inside the venue of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) after a fire broke out in Belem, Para state, Brazil, Nov. 20, 2025. A fire broke out on Thursday in a pavilion at the ongoing 30th UN Climate Change Conference in the Brazilian city of Belem, prompting evacuations by the fire department, according to local authorities.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-98049 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/png\/nasafzs3blopc6uy.jpg.png\" alt=\"Security personnel form a human chain to guide people evacuating the venue of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) after a fire broke out in Belem, Para state, Brazil, November 20, 2025.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-98047 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/png\/ws2vv1mvtdcmshep.jpg.png\" alt=\"Firefighters and staff members inspect the venue of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) after a fire broke out in Belem, Para state, Brazil, November 20, 2025. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-98044 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/png\/rsmm6sqzxv2uzrsm.jpg.png\" alt=\"Participants evacuate the venue of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) a fire borke out in Belem, Para state, Brazil, November 20, 2025. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-98045 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/png\/nztykp3hy9iwhp4w.jpg.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-98043 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/png\/asj89pwsfz9bqgfw.jpg.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-98042 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/png\/pywdslcgztxq3mwh.jpg.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-98041 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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