Wildfires in Chernobyl lead to elevated radiation levels

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A wildfire burning in the Chernobyl region of Ukraine has led to increased levels of radiation nearly 35 years after the 1986 nuclear accident.

The fires have burned through more than 8,600 acres over the past week, according to the Exclusion Zone Management Agency, the government office that manages the area.

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