In the area of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant stopped the spread of fire
Ukrainian rescuers on Wednesday morning stopped the spread of fire in the area of alienation is quite close to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but the extinguishing of fires is still ongoing, said in the civil service of the country for emergency situations. A forest fire in the area of alienation broke out Tuesday afternoon on an area of about 320 hectares, to his destruction have attracted more than 300 people and 51 of the vehicles, as well as among them airplanes and helicopters, RIA " Novosti ".
"as of 6. 00 (same as GMT) on April 29, the front of the fire surrounded and stopped the situation under control, extinguishing fires continues, " said the state service for emergency situations. In the main versions of the origin of the strongest for the last 23 years of a forest fire in the area near exclusion of the Chernobyl NPP of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine considers arson." Have any reasonable suspicion of a deliberate arson. Because the lesions in several places on both sides of the river ", - said the head of the Ministry of internal Affairs Arsen Avakov, reports news Agency. Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk, after returning from the zone of fire fighting, said that the changes of background radiation in connection with the fire under the Chernobyl nuclear power plant no. In gschs of Ukraine told that the fire has no threat to residents and will not affect the background radiation. Acting head of the SSES of the Zoryan Shkiriak said that the fire did not threaten the Shelter, erected above the emergency unit of the Chernobyl NPP.