A security officer directs people to leave the venue for the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Officials form a chain to not allow attendees past after attendees were asked to leave the venue for the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Officials form a chain to not allow attendees past after attendees were asked to leave the venue for the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Attendees exit the venue for the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A security officer directs people to leave the venue for the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Security officials direct attendees to leave the venue for the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Attendees stand outside the venue for the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit after they were asked to leave, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — A fire spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil and prompted evacuations Thursday on the next-to-last day of the conference but nobody was hurt, officials said.
Organizers said the fire was under control and caused no injuries. Firefighters and security teams responded promptly and continue to monitor the site.
Brazil’s Tourism Minister Celso Sabino told journalists at the scene that the fire started near the China pavilion, which was among several pavilions set up for events on the sidelines of the climate talks.
The fire quickly spread to neighboring pavilions, said Samuel Rubin, one of the people in charge of an entertainment and culture pavilion. He said nearby pavilions include many of the Africa pavilions and one aimed at youth.
Rubin said he was at his pavilion with his team when they saw flames a couple pavilions down. He said people started grabbing fire extinguishers as the room filled with smoke.
Fire also was reported at a health and sciences pavilion, said Victoria Martins and Júlia Aguiar, technical personnel with the event.
Associated Press journalists covering the event were among those evacuated from a media center.
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Associated Press writer Gabriela Sa Pessoa contributed from Sao Paolo.
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