The source of ignition in forestry "Chernobyl forest" is located at a distance of about 70 kilometers From the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, said Last news in the press-service of management of the state service of Ukraine of emergencies in Kyiv oblast. "From station 70 kilometers ", - said the employee of the press service, answering the question, how far is the fire source From the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. according to authorities, the fire At the moment time goes on, the causes of the fire will establish investigative team. on the first day of the week in the evening started a fire of dry grass and reeds in the Chernobyl exclusion area on an area of 130 hectares. Rescuers assure that the situation is under control and that the fire does not threaten the forest and Chernobyl objects, the Radiation background is normal. At the end of April in the Chernobyl exclusion area also operated a fire covering an area of approximately 400 hectares. To destroy it attracted more than 300 people and 51 of the vehicles, as well as among them airplanes and helicopters. Background radiation in Kiev and Chernobyl, according to the state service for emergency situations, after the fire remained normal. The accident at the Ukrainian Chernobyl nuclear power plant occurred on 26 April 1986. Exploded the fourth unit of the plant. In Ukraine were contaminated with 50 thousand square kilometers in 12 areas. The total area of radioactive contamination in Belarus amounted to about 46, 5 thousand square kilometers (23% of total area). In addition, radioactive contamination damage 19 Russian regions with the total area of about 60 thousand square kilometers and a population of 2, 6 million people.