Chernobyl on fire as 1,100-hectare blaze runs riot through exclusion zone
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Forest fire in the Chernobyl zone has been extinguished for over a day. Photo: SES Rescuers have been trying to extinguish a large-scale forest fire in the Chernobyl exclusion zone in the north of the Kyiv region for over a day. The fire has covered about 1,200 hectares. This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. As of 5:00 p.m., the fire had spread to 1,200 hectares. The SES says that the fire is spreading rapidly due to dry w…
The estimated area affected by the fire was about 1,200 hectares as of Saturday morning.
A large-scale forest fire that broke out in the territory of the Chernobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve spread further on May 9, with the most difficult situation recorded on the left bank of the Pripyat River. The administration of the reserve reported this.
Alert in Ukraine, after a fire of proportions is burning the forests near the exclusion zone of Chernobyl. Over 1,100 hectares are in flames, and the authorities warn that the situation is extremely critical.
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