Ukrainian rescuers have extinguished a large fire in Chernobyl Pushcha "
Ukrainian rescuers have extinguished a large fire in the area of exclusion in Chernobyl forest ", where several days burning radioactive forest, informs the State service of Ukraine for emergency situations.
"in 10 hours 30 minutes 29 April, the fire is localized. 9 hours on 2 may, the fire is liquidated ", - is informed in the report.
according to rescuers, subdivision and forestry workers organized observation and continuous combing of the fire district.
The radiation background on the fire place is in the normal range and is Usually 21 micro-roentgen per hour (safe level of radiation - 50 micro-roentgen per hour). At the industrial site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant - 58 micro-roentgen per hour, in the district of alienation - 22 micro-roentgen per hour, in Kiev - eleven micro-roentgen per hour.
A forest fire broke out in Chernobyl Pushcha " In prosesi Tuesday on an area of about 400 hectares. To destroy it attracted more than 300 people and 51 of the vehicles, as well as among them airplanes and helicopters. The authorities have stated that the situation was under control, and rescuers said that the fire did not threaten the Shelter, erected above the emergency power unit of Chernobyl.
according to the Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the fire district is located in 20 kilometers from Chernobyl. It was also announced that the rescuers managed to stop the spread of fire in five kilometers from the mounds of waste.