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CHERNOBYL, Ukraine — Firefighters have brought under control a forest fire near Ukraine’s Chernobyl plant, the scene of the world’s worst civil nuclear disaster.
Firefighters have stopped a forest fire near Ukraine’s Chernobyl plant, the scene of the world’s worst civil nuclear disaster. The inferno started yesterday at midday local time and spread across some 320 hectares, coming within 20 metres of the site.
More than 300 firefighters with scores of vehicles battled the blaze on the ground, while aircraft dumped water onto the flames from above.
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