The forest fires near Chernobyl, the place has been over for a week, and on the wide sea of flames approaching slowly, the former nuclear power plant. Along the way, destroyed in the fire of thousands of acres, and that it is clearly visible from space.
in Early april, the satellites, and the fire is in the northern part of the Ukraine for the first time can be spotted. And in less than five days after the fire, which began to take place (on april 4), the plumes of smoke spread to the far, far past the Shelter.
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The flames have thousands of acres had been destroyed. The authorities suspect is a 27-year-old man with arson. The suspect would be a dry grass fire on the edge of the exclusion zone, an area that is approximately 2,600 square kilometers, it covers. According to local media, more than 300 firefighters in the back to get the fire under control. Also, helicopters and planes are used.
