The police opened a case on the criminal code on the fact of fire in the area of the Chernobyl exclusion, informs the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine in Kiev region.

"upon a fire opened criminal proceedings under article 245 (destruction or damage of objects of the vegetable world) of the Criminal code of Ukraine ", - is informed in the report.

A forest fire in the area of alienation broke out yesterday 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. In gschs of Ukraine Last news first claimed 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. Morning environment the spread of fire managed to stop the fire completely surrounded And controlled, the radiation background is normal.

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