The fire in the Chernobyl exclusion area is placed under the control of the fire, to extinguish involve aircraft, said "Ukrainian truth" head of the state service of Ukraine for emergency situations Nikolay Chechetkin.
A fire of dry grass and reeds in the Chernobyl area of 130 hectares happened on Monday night. Rescuers assure that control the Fire, the Fire does not threaten the forest and Chernobyl objects, the radiation background is normal.
"we have enough equipment and people to keep it under control. We have currently attracted even fire the jets to extinguish the Fire, " said Chechetkin. According to his statement, to give an accurate prediction when it turns out to extinguish the Fire, it is difficult, because it will be affected by weather rules.
at the same time Chechetkin has denied the statement by the Minister of ecology Ihor Shevchenko, the grass is burning outside of the exclusion zone." No, there still burns just within the exclusion zone. On its border, but in the 30-kilometer district ", - assured the head of the SSES.
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