A large forest fire was burning through the Chornobyl exclusion zone on Friday following a drone crash near the defunct nuclear plant the previous day, Ukrainian authorities said.⁣ ⁣ Radiation levels at the site were within "normal limits", authorities reported, adding that firefighters were working to contain the blaze.⁣ ⁣ An image published by Ukraine's state emergency service showed a large column of white smoke billowing into the sky from the area, parts of which are closed off to the public due to high levels of radioactivity.⁣ ⁣ The site surrounding the Chornobyl nuclear plant has been largely deserted since 1986, when the plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown.⁣ ⁣ The Chernobyl nature reserve, which manages the site of the 1986 disaster, said that as of 0700 GMT on Friday, the approximate area of the fire was 11 square kilometers.⁣ ⁣ The fire broke out on Thursday "as a result of a drone crash", it said. It did not say the origin of the drone.⁣ ⁣ #ukraine #chornobyl #fire