IN BRIEF: what we know about large fire in Chernobyl exclusion zone

MOSCOW, May 8. /TASS/. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine is trying to extinguish a forest fire on over 1,100 hectares in the Chernobyl exclusion zone in the Kiev Region.

TASS has compiled the key facts about the fire.

- The State Emergency Service of Ukraine is trying to extinguish a large-scale forest fire in the Chernobyl exclusion zone in the Kiev Region.

- The estimated fire area exceeds 1,100 hectares.

- According to the Telegram channel of the State Emergency Service, the fire is spreading rapidly because of strong winds and dry weather.