Fire suppression around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant No damage to the facility Suspected of arson April 16 10:01
34 years ago, the forest fire that broke out in the off-limits area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine where the worst nuclear accident in history happened, the momentum of the fire weakened due to the subsequent rain, and the facility of the power plant was not damaged .
34 years ago, in a closed area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the former Soviet Ukraine where the worst nuclear accident in history occurred, a forest fire broke out earlier this month, temporarily about two kilometers from the site. The fire was approaching to the point.
According to the Ukrainian Presidential Office, it was raining on the whole area of the forest fire on 13th and the momentum of the fire weakened, and as a result of continuing fire extinguishing activities using a helicopter etc., the fire was almost extinguished by 14th .
There was no damage to the facilities of the power plant, such as the radioactive waste storage.
According to Ukrainian police, this forest fire has multiple sources of fire, and one of them was arrested because one Ukrainian was detained because of blaming a dry dead tree. Is investigating in detail because there is a suspicion of arson.