Firefighters are pouring stumps of trees and the remnants of dry wood in the fire zone near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, informs on the first day of the weekend, the press service of the state service of Ukraine for emergency situations (SSES).

"in position 8. 00 August fifteen Fire between the former villages of Kovilovo and the Buda Verovice localized on the area of 70 hectares. Hearths not. Is sprinkling and pouring stumps and dry wood residues ", - is informed in the report.

Background radiation within the fire and in Kiev in the normal range.

The fire area of 32 hectares broke out on the first day of the weekend in the apartment of forestry " Chernobyl forest ", located in the vicinity of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, said before the state service of Ukraine on emergency situations of Ukraine. There was a Fire of dry grass and forest litter. On Sunday, the new source of fire was found in the area of exclusion on the area of 60 hectares burned forest.

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