A forest fire broke out Tuesday near the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine, site of the world`s worst civil nuclear disaster in 1986, but the blaze was not threatening the plant, officials said.
"The fire is at a distance of 15 to 20 kilometres (9 to 12 miles) from Chernobyl," said Maya Rudenko, a spokeswoman for the plant, adding that it was "operating normally" and the flames were not posing a danger.
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