Cough-inducing strange odour forces evacuation at World Economic Forum in Davos | Watch

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• Swiss fire officials said their priority was safety, so part of the convention centre was evacuated “as a precaution.”More from World Trump’s Air Force One returns after technical snag, he will now fly in back-up aircraft to Davos Trump’s Greenland push could spell 'end of Nato', warns Eurasia Group's chief Ian Bremmer“The alarm has been fully contained, and the fire has been completely extinguished after evacuating part of the convention centre as a precaution,” the fire service said in an official statement. The cause of the alarm and smell—which some said made them cough—is still under investigation, with crews checking vents and nearby structures to determine the source. Watch the video here:UPDATE: Firefighters have cleared the main venue at the World Economic Forum in Davos amid a reported smell causing coughing. A White House official confirms the evacuation did not impact President Trump’s schedule.
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• Italian journalist Lilli Gruber, who was preparing a live broadcast at the time, said everyone was ordered out quickly, leaving belongings behind. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD“We are outside the Congress Centre, we have all been evacuated.
• We left all our things inside because there seems to be a fire in a hotel nearby.