A fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe in central Ukraine, after a Russian bombardment, the spokesperson for this plant said on Friday March 4.
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"Following a bombardment by Russian forces on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, a fire broke out
," spokesman Andrei Touz said in a video posted on the plant's Telegram account.
"Due to continuous enemy shelling of buildings and units of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, is on fire
," also said Dmytro Orlov, the mayor of Enerhodar, a neighboring town on his Telegram channel, quoted by
The Guardian
.
Risk of explosion
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba also warned of the serious danger that an explosion would represent.
“The Russian army is firing from all sides at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.
The fire has already broken out.
If it explodes, it will be 10 times bigger than Chernobyl!
The Russians must IMMEDIATELY cease the fire, authorize the fire brigade, establish a safety zone!”
, he said on Twitter.