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Heavy winds fan new fires breaking out in Chernobyl exclusion zone

— New wildfires spread around Chernobyl nuclear plant, New Europe,  By Elena Pavlovska, 17 Apr 20, 

New fires broke out in Chernobyl’s exclusion zone on Thursday, fanned by heavy winds that have made it harder to put out the blaze, Ukrainian officials said.On Tuesday, Ukraine’s emergency service said the fire has been extinguished after rain fell in the region, and stressed that there is no radiation risk.

The state emergency service said three new fires had broken out, but were “not large-scale and not threatening”…..

The [previous] fire sparked concerns that clouds of radioactive smoke could be released and blow south towards Kyiv, after an activist posted a video online showing a cloud of smoke rising within sight of the protective dome over Chernobyl’s Unit 4 nuclear reactor.  https://www.neweurope.eu/article/new-wildfires-spread-around-chernobyl-nuclear-plant/

April 18, 2020 - Posted by | climate change, safety, Ukraine

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