Talks at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil were disrupted on Thursday after a fire broke out in the venue, triggering an evacuation just as negotiators were hunkering down to try to land a deal to strengthen international climate efforts. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had appealed earlier in the day for a deal from the summit, welcoming calls from some for clarity on the hotly disputed subject of weaning the world off fossil fuels.

Officials said the fire, which erupted at one of the country exhibition pavilions, had been brought under control with no injuries as security personnel ordered thousands of delegates in the sprawling building to go outside. Organizers said the summit venue would not reopen before 8 p.m. (2300 GMT).

The summit in the Amazon city of Belem,

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