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Bushfire rages in Chernobyl area as radiation 'exceeds norm'

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Firefighters in Ukraine are battling a large fire that began at early April in the western part of the Chernobyl exclusion zone and spread to nearby forests. Experts are concerned that radiation in the epicentre of the fire is exceeding the norm.
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