EMERCOM of Russia is ready to assist Ukraine in extinguishing the fire at Chernobyl forest ", told reporters Tuesday in a press-Department service.

The letter with the initiative of helping the head of the state service for emergency situations has sent the head EMERCOM of Russia Vladimir Puchkov.

"The EMERCOM of Russia is ready to render necessary assistance in extinguishing the fire ", - quotes the press service quoted the Minister.

the Ministry recalled that the Russian government and the Ukrainian government had the agreement on cooperation in the field of prevention of industrial accidents, disasters, natural disasters and elimination of their consequences from 1997.

according to the emergencies Ministry, yesterday in the apartment of forestry " Chernobyl forest burning dry grass and reeds on an area of about 130 hectares.

"No danger to the Russian regions that fire is not. Radiation situation in the border areas in the norm, no deviations not documented", approved in the MOE.

according to the latest statement by the Ukrainian emergency services, four of the six localized fires in the Chernobyl exclusion area. Background radiation in the exclusion area is about 25 micro-the norm is 50.

As stated in the Ukrainian service, the cause of fire has the ability to be careless handling of fire or arson, but the specific cause sets the hearing.

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