Employees of state enterprises in the area of ??the Chernobyl nuclear power plant were evacuated as early as 12:00 because of the forest fire that broke out in the zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

This is in the comment LB. ua was informed by the employee of the state enterprise "ChernobylPromEnergoBud" Ruslan Duel.

"I personally watched the fire from the station this morning (note. : ChNPP). And also I confirm the extinguishing of the forest. Employees of our company received a notice that it is necessary to leave workplaces. It was back at noon. At the moment, we have not yet received information about what we will do tomorrow and whether we will go out to work, "he said..

It should be noted that the state enterprise "ChernobylPromEnergoBud" is located in. Chernobyl of Belotserkovsky district of the Kiev region.

As reported, in the morning of June 5 in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone a forest fire began. The fire spread to the forest on an area of ??about 10 hectares. Fire trying to eliminate with the use of aviation.

According to the State Emergency Service, after the forest fire in the Chernobyl zone, the radiation background in Kiev and at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is within the normal range.

According to weather forecasters, the wind carries smoke from a fire in the direction of the capital.