The main venue at the World Economic Forum in Davos was evacuated on Wednesday evening, according to reporters at the scene.
The evacuation was triggered by a smell that was causing people to cough, according to multiple reports, including from Fox Business White House correspondent Edward Lawrence.
He posted footage of people being directed out of the building on X with the caption: “We have just been evacuated from the Congress Center. Emergency crews trying to determine what is causing a smell that is making some people in our area cough.”
The evacuation was over within an hour after the smell was checked out by fire crews, Lawrence said.
A White House official said the incident did not affect U.S. President Donald Trump, who had left the center at 9:14 pm local time, CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs said on X.
A spokesperson for the fire brigade told The Daily Mail: ‘The alarm has been fully contained and the fire has been completely extinguished after evacuating part of the convention center as a precaution.’
No injuries have been reported.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
