Radiation Levels Spike as Forest Fire Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Zone
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Ukrainian authorities on Sunday reported a spike in radiation levels in the restricted zone around Chernobyl, scene of the world's worst nuclear accident, caused by a forest fire.
“There is bad news, radiation is above normal in the fire's centre,” Yegor Firsov, head of Ukraine's state ecological inspection service, said on Facebook.