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Nov
Belem, Brazil: (Rajeev Sharma): Climate negotiations at the COP30 summit were thrown into turmoil on Thursday after a fire broke out in the conference’s main operational hub, prompting a mass evacuation and leaving 21 participants needing medical attention. The incident unfolded inside the heavily fortified Blue Zone, the section that hosts formal negotiations, press facilities, government delegations and the primary plenary hall. Witnesses described seeing flames race up decorative coverings along the structure’s sides before thick smoke filled the air. Security staff and firefighters reacted within moments, deploying extinguishers and guiding delegates toward emergency exits. According to Brazilian officials, the…