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Chernobyl disaster

The fires were extinguished but many firefighters received high doses of radiation

Saturday May 10, 1986
Chernobyl, Ukraine, U.S.S.R

The fire inside reactor No. 4 continued to burn until 10 May 1986; it is possible that well over half of the graphite burned out. The fires were extinguished but many firefighters received high doses of radiation.


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