Ukrainian Authorities: Fire at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Extinguished... No Radiation Leak Detected

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] Ukrainian authorities announced on the 4th (local time) that the fire at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant complex, caused by Russian military shelling, has been extinguished.

Earlier that day, a fire broke out at a five-story "training building" outside the perimeter of the nuclear power plant complex in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southeastern Ukraine, due to Russian military shelling. CNN reported as of 7:30 a.m. Kyiv time that the fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had been extinguished.

As Russian military shelling continued at the accident site, firefighters were unable to enter, making fire suppression difficult for some time.

Russia's Sputnik News, citing the Ukrainian Emergency Services, reported that no one was injured or killed in the fire.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stated, "Ukrainian authorities have informed us that the fire did not affect the nuclear power plant's 'essential equipment,'" and "there has been no change in the surrounding radiation levels."

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is a large complex housing six of the 15 reactors operating in Ukraine. This plant accounts for about one-quarter of Ukraine's total power production. It is considered the largest nuclear power plant complex in Europe.

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