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A large forest fire was burning through the Chernobyl exclusion zone on Friday following a drone crash near the defunct nuclear plant the previous day, Ukrainian authorities said.Radiation levels at the site were within “normal limits,” authorities reported, adding that firefighters were working to contain the blaze.For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our dedicated page.An image published by Ukraine’s state emergency service showed a large column of white smoke billowing into the sky from the area, parts of which are closed off to the public due to high levels of radioactivity.The site surrounding Chernobyl nuclear plant has been largely deserted since 1986, when the plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown.“As of 10 a.m. (0700 GMT) on May 8, the approximate area of the fire was about 1,100 hectares (11 square kilometers, four square miles),” the Chernobyl nature reserve, which manages the site of the 1986 disaster, said.The fire broke out on Thursday “as a result of
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