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United Kingdom Russian fires hit Chernobyl-affected areas, threatening recontamination
Published on 11/08/2010
Russia's state forest watchdog says fires covering hundreds of hectares have been recorded on lands contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster. Experts warn that the blazes could lift nuclear particles into the atmosphere.