A
fire in a town producing weapons-grade putonium. What could POSSIBLY
go wrong?
Nuclear
town on fire, with residents 'choking' from smoke
Facilities
for producing weapons grade plutonium believed safe despite fierce
flames caused by wildfires
25
April, 2017
The
shoking pictures in Zheleznogorsk - a high-security closed nuclear
town in Krasnoyarsk region - shows fires close to residential areas.
Citizens
of the Siberian town, established in 1950 for the production of
weapons-grade plutonium, took to social media to say they were
choking from wildfire smoke.
Streets
were covered with thick haze after woodland caught fire.
The
strong smell of smoke was felt inside flats and houses.
Streets
were covered with thick haze after woodland caught
fire. Pictures: Accidents Zheleznogorsk
Pictures
that were exchanged in the local 'Accidents Zheleznogorsk' community
showed how close the fire was to living areas.
Zheleznogorsk,
also known as Atom town and Iron City is 62 kilometres north-east of
regional capital Krasnoyarsk.
It
is understood there is no immediate threat to the nuclear plants in
the town.
'All
details about the fires are in Moscow, as Zheleznogorsk is closed
city and it doesn't report to us', a journalist from TVK6, a
Krasnoyarsk-based TV company, was told by the local Ministry of
Emergencies.
Wildfires
engulfed an area of 400 hectares. Pictures: Accidents
Zheleznogorsk
A
local newspaper reported that wildfires engulfed an area of 400
hectares, apparently starting from dry grass catching fire.
Fire
brigades had to make more than 30 trips to stop the flames spreading
further.
Latest
reports say the situation is 'normal', although nearby
Krasnoyarsk announced regime of 'unfavourable meteorological
conditions' because of heavy smoke coming from Zheleznogorsk
A very awesome blog post. We are really grateful for your blog post. You will find a lot of approaches after visiting your post. dublin zwiedzanie blog
ReplyDelete