Firefighters extinguish a fire on the territory of forestry located in the exclusion zone of the now-defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant, in Ukraine. On April 4, the forest fire began near the nuclear accident site. The Ukrainian authorities reported about another fire nearby the next day. On April 7, the fires were covering 86 acres of territory. The police have identified the perpetrator, who claims he set grass and garbage on fire "for fun."
- Package: Ukraine Chernobyl Forest Fire
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Ukraine
- Event date: 10.04.2020
- Date published: 10.04.2020
- Author: Stringer
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5049x3268px, 10.4Mb
- Job-ID: 8488bf33a4cec0ff