This picture taken on April 5, 2020, shows a forest fire burning at a 30-kilometer (19-mile) Chernobyl exclusion zone, not far from the nuclear power plant. - Ukrainian authorities on April 5 reported a spike in radiation levels in the restricted zone around Chernobyl, scene of the world's worst nuclear accident, caused by a forest fire. "There is bad news - radiation is above normal in the fire's center," Yegor Firsov, head of Ukraine's state ecological inspection service, said on Facebook. (Photo by Yaroslav EMELIANENKO / AFP) (Photo by YAROSLAV EMELIANENKO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Chernobyl radiation levels spike as forest fires rage

Radiation levels in the Chernobyl exclusion area are at more than twice the normal level as two forest fires rage nearby.

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This picture taken on April 5, 2020, shows a forest fire burning at a 30-kilometer (19-mile) Chernobyl exclusion zone, not far from the nuclear power plant. - Ukrainian authorities on April 5 reported a spike in radiation levels in the restricted zone around Chernobyl, scene of the world's worst nuclear accident, caused by a forest fire. "There is bad news - radiation is above normal in the fire's center," Yegor Firsov, head of Ukraine's state ecological inspection service, said on Facebook. (Photo by Yaroslav EMELIANENKO / AFP) (Photo by YAROSLAV EMELIANENKO/AFP via Getty Images)
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