OREANDA-NEWS  A fire broke out again in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. This was reported in the Telegram channel of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

Once again, over the summer, burning of grass cover, forest litter and dead wood is being eliminated in the exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Gorenje The main fires were localized. There are no exceedances of the permissible level of background radiation, the agency emphasizes.

A large-scale forest fire broke out on the territory of Chernobyl in early May. The situation was complicated by strong winds and dry weather. At that time, the ignition area, according to some estimates, exceeded 1,100 hectares. In early July, four fires were recorded in the exclusion zone and even a fire tornado was observed.