Odor forces evacuation at World Economic Forum as attendees begin coughing

BREAKING 🚨 People are being EVACUATED from the main venue at the World Economic Forum after an odor caused people to start coughing

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The World Economic Forum conference centre in Davos was evacuated on Tuesday evening after reports of a fire nearby left attendees coughing. Emergency crews rushed to the scene, with helicopters overhead and firefighters managing the situation.

Local news outlet LA7 reported that the fire originated at a nearby hotel, prompting authorities to evacuate part of the convention centre as a precaution. The evacuation occurred just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the forum.

By 9:01 pm UK time, the fire had been fully extinguished. The fire brigade confirmed: “The alarm has been fully contained and the fire has been completely extinguished after evacuating part of the convention centre as a precaution.”

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