Cop30: Fire prompts evacuation of building in Brazil used for UN climate talks – National
The fire spread to the countryside used for climate talks at Un Cleals in Brazil and to be held on Thursday the next day of the conference but no one was injured, authorities said.
Organizers said the fire was contained and caused no injuries, but fire officials ordered an evacuation of all the fire, known as talks, and it was unclear when talks would resume.
Brazil’s Minister of Tourism Celso Sabino told reporters at the scene that the fire started near the China Pavilion, which was among several panels set aside for climate talks.
The fire quickly spread to the neighboring countryside, said Samuel Rubin, one of the people in charge of the entertainment and cultural center. He said the nearby pavilions include many of the Africa Pavilions and one aimed at the youth.
The video showed huge flames in one of the pavilions, reinforced by canvas or fabric structures that usually have three walls and a floor.
PARA State Govt. Hlerder Balerho told local news outlet G1 that a generator failure or a short circuit in the booth may have started the fire.
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Most of the Famous Summit in Berem was built quickly until the opening of the summit, with exposed beams, open plywood staircases and a vertical steel beam leading to the entrance. During the event of the Summit, drilling and hammering can be heard as the release of world leaders brought by speeches and astronomical funds in the crazy procedures of the shiny plastic pavilions.
Gabi Andrade, a volunteer with Cop30 from Pist City Belem, said she has been working on confirmation at the conference for the past three weeks. Thursday was his first afternoon and he had just had his lunch break and was inspecting the Singapore Pavilion when the fire broke out.
He said he saw black smoke. The guard grabbed her hand and showed her to get out when she cried and shouted “fire.”
Under the shock of the situation, he worried what this would mean for Brazil’s reputation, hosting talks. “It’s sad for us,” he said. “We all worked hard.”
Associated Press writer Gabriela SA Pessoa contributed SAO Paolo.
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