Gschs of Ukraine: dry grass caught fire at the Chernobyl Pushcha
Dry grass and reed burning in Chernobyl forest " within the exclusion zone in the Kiev region on the area of 130 hectares, gschs of Ukraine informs.
"17. 10 June 29 within the complex forestry Chernobyl forest "in the area of exclusion and unconditional (compulsory) evacuation in the area of the village Kovilovo and the village Polesye in the Uzh river valley there was a fire of dry grass and reeds that spread individual lesions on the area of about 130 hectares," - said in the report.
the Ministry emphasizes that the helicopters flew aerial reconnaissance to assess the situation and attract fire aviation. In the event you deployed the headquarters of the fire, working the mobile task force.
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.
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