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Fire Breaks Out at COP30 Climate Talks in Brazil

A fire broke out on Thursday at a pavilion inside the convention hall in Belém, where more than 50,000 diplomats, journalists and activists have gathered for a global climate summit.

Weirdly, nothing about average citizens being there

It is not yet known what caused the fire or whether any injuries occurred.

The blaze began shortly after 2 p.m., sending panicked delegates racing to evacuate the makeshift convention center, a large tented facility built on a former airfield, as smoke billowed from the site. One video from the venue showed flames burning a large hole through the top as flames licked nearby billboards.

Ana Silva, 26, who is from Brazil and has been working at the conference assigning meeting rooms, was with her colleagues when she noticed a commotion and then smoke. “People started running right beside us,” she said. “Then a guy started yelling, ‘fire, fire’ in English and Portuguese. ‘Fire’ and ‘fogo.’ And we started running.”

The fire appears to have broken out in a pavilion highlighting Africa, according to two people who were nearby when it began.

Looks like ‘climate change’ is affecting “minorities” the most.

The summit venue had come under criticism this week. Rain from a torrential downpour leaked into the meeting spaces, dripping on delegates. There were complaints about food shortages, and the air-conditioning struggled to keep up with the high heat and humidity. Simon Stiell, the U.N. climate chief, called for tighter security after protesters forced their way into the venue.

Obviously, the implication is that these problems are related from climate doom