Brazil: Fire Forces Evacuation at COP30 UN Climate Summit in Belém 2

Attendees were forced to evacuate a pavilion at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday, November 20, after a fire broke out, believed to have been sparked by a generator failure or short circuit. The fire was contained quickly, though 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation, and the affected "Blue Zone" was temporarily closed.

Brazil: Fire Forces Evacuation at COP30 UN Climate Summit in Belém

Attendees were forced to evacuate a pavilion at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday, November 20, after a fire broke out, believed to have been sparked by a generator failure or short circuit. The fire was contained quickly, though 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation, and the affected "Blue Zone" was temporarily closed.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians inspect and repair the generator rotor at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians lifted the generator rotor weighing 180 tons to the maintenance station at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians inspect and repair the generator rotor at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians lifted the generator rotor weighing 180 tons to the maintenance station at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians inspect and repair the generator rotor at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians lifted the generator rotor weighing 180 tons to the maintenance station at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians lifted the generator rotor weighing 180 tons to the maintenance station at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians inspect and repair the generator rotor at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians lifted the generator rotor weighing 180 tons to the maintenance station at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians lifted the generator rotor weighing 180 tons to the maintenance station at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians inspect and repair the generator rotor at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians lifted the generator rotor weighing 180 tons to the maintenance station at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians lifted the generator rotor weighing 180 tons to the maintenance station at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians lifted the generator rotor weighing 180 tons to the maintenance station at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

Hydropower Stations Maintenance

LIUZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2025 - Technicians lifted the generator rotor weighing 180 tons to the maintenance station at the Fushi Hydropower Station in Rong'an County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China on October 23, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

China August PMI

China August PMI

QINGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - A worker is working in a workshop of a generator manufacturing company in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on August 31, 2025.

Nanning Pumped Storage Power Station Construction

Nanning Pumped Storage Power Station Construction

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Builders inspect the generator collector ring of the Nanning pumped storage power station building in Nanning, Guangxi province, China on April 15, 2025.

Nanning Pumped Storage Power Station Construction

Nanning Pumped Storage Power Station Construction

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Builders inspect the generator collector ring of the Nanning pumped storage power station building in Nanning, Guangxi province, China on April 15, 2025.

Nanning Pumped Storage Power Station Construction

Nanning Pumped Storage Power Station Construction

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Builders inspect the generator collector ring of the Nanning pumped storage power station building in Nanning, Guangxi province, China on April 15, 2025.

Nanning Pumped Storage Power Station Construction

Nanning Pumped Storage Power Station Construction

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Aerial photo taken on April 15, 2025 shows builders installing generator stators at the Nanning pumped storage power station in Nanning, Guangxi province, China.

Nanning Pumped Storage Power Station Construction

Nanning Pumped Storage Power Station Construction

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Builders inspect the generator lower frame of the Nanning pumped storage power station building before installation, Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China on April 15, 2025.

Nanning Pumped Storage Power Station Construction

Nanning Pumped Storage Power Station Construction

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Builders inspect the neutral copper bar of a generator in the building of Nanning pumped storage Power Station, Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China on April 15, 2025.

Russian attack destroys Kharkiv enterprise

Russian attack destroys Kharkiv enterprise

Two men examine a generator at the Grafix enterprise, which specialises in the powder coating of metal structures, destroyed by the large-scale Russian drone attack on the night of April 2 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 3, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

Presentation of MinesEye demining system in Kyiv region

Presentation of MinesEye demining system in Kyiv region

DEMYDIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 11, 2025 - Electric batteries are being charged by a petrol generator during a demonstration of the MinesEye UAV-based magnetic survey system which consists of a drone, a magnetometer and other sensors used for the remote detection of mines and explosive objects that contaminate the territories after hostilities, Demydiv village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Kyiv during power cut

Kyiv during power cut

KYIV, UKRAINE- DECEMBER 7, 2024 - Chandeliers cast a dim light on a diesel generator in the Rusanivka neighbourhood during a power cut, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

This photo shows an electric generator of a fast food store in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2024. A bitter cold has already pushed the temperature below zero in Ukraine, which is preparing for its third winter of war. In its strategy of trying to freeze the country and plunge it into darkness, Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector with 11 offensives so far this year. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

Ukraine Faces Power Cuts After Russian Attacks On Energy Sector - Kyiv

A pedestrian walks past an electric generator in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2024. A bitter cold has already pushed the temperature below zero in Ukraine, which is preparing for its third winter of war. In its strategy of trying to freeze the country and plunge it into darkness, Russia has intensified its attacks on the energy sector with 11 offensives so far this year. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Has Not Seen Evidence Of Hezbollah Cash Under Hospital - Beirut

US Has Not Seen Evidence Of Hezbollah Cash Under Hospital - Beirut

A healthcare worker peers from the door of the morgue, located near the generator room, as staff and visitors move through the hospital corridors on October 22, 2024. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday that he had not seen evidence that there was a Hezbollah bunker filled with cash built under a hospital in Beirut, adding that Washington would continue to work with Israel to get better insights. Israel's military said that Hezbollah has stashed hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold in a bunker built under a hospital in Beirut, adding that it would not strike the facility as it keeps up attacks against the group's financial assets. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

US Has Not Seen Evidence Of Hezbollah Cash Under Hospital - Beirut

US Has Not Seen Evidence Of Hezbollah Cash Under Hospital - Beirut

A generator in Sahel General Hospital ensures power for critical medical equipment amid frequent outages caused by the ongoing conflict on October 22, 2024. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday that he had not seen evidence that there was a Hezbollah bunker filled with cash built under a hospital in Beirut, adding that Washington would continue to work with Israel to get better insights. Israel's military said that Hezbollah has stashed hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold in a bunker built under a hospital in Beirut, adding that it would not strike the facility as it keeps up attacks against the group's financial assets. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Storage Power Station Maintenance in Wuhu

Storage Power Station Maintenance in Wuhu

WUHU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 - Maintenance personnel carry out class A maintenance on the No. 3 generator unit of the underground building at the Xiangshuijian Pumped storage power Station of State Grid Xinyuan Group in Wuhu city, Anhui province, China, Sept 18, 2024.

Storage Power Station Maintenance in Wuhu

Storage Power Station Maintenance in Wuhu

WUHU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 - Maintenance personnel carry out class A maintenance on the No. 3 generator unit of the underground building at the Xiangshuijian Pumped storage power Station of State Grid Xinyuan Group in Wuhu city, Anhui province, China, Sept 18, 2024.

Storage Power Station Maintenance in Wuhu

Storage Power Station Maintenance in Wuhu

WUHU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 - Maintenance personnel carry out class A maintenance on the No. 3 generator unit of the underground building at the Xiangshuijian Pumped storage power Station of State Grid Xinyuan Group in Wuhu city, Anhui province, China, Sept 18, 2024.