Forest fires raged today in the contaminated area near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but officials insisted there is no radiation threat. Hundreds of firefighters backed by aircraft have been battling several forest fires around Chernobyl since last week. "There is no threat to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, waste fuel storage or other critical facilities,'' he said. The emergencies service said radiation levels in the capital, Kyiv, about 100 kilometers south of the plant, were within norms. Activists warned, however, that the blazes were getting dangerously close to waste storage facilities.

Source: The Standard April 14, 2020 08:26 UTC