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Ukrainian authorities said the fire at a nuclear plant that caused widespread concern after a Russian attack has been extinguished.

BANGKOK (AP) — Europe's largest nuclear power plant was hit by Russian shelling early Friday, sparking a fire and raising fears of a disaster that could affect all of central Europe for decades, like the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown.

No radiation leaks were detected and firefighters were eventually able to get the blaze under control, but the attack caused international concern.

Fears of an unprecedented nuclear disaster spread rapidly overnight when part of Europe’s largest nuclear plant caught on fire.

While Ukrainian emergency services put out blaze, experts warn that attacks on reactor sites could release radioactive waste or damage cooling systems, triggering a meltdown

Russian shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant that sparked a fire — which has since been extinguished — raised fears of a disaster. What...

No radiation leaks were detected and firefighters were eventually able to get the blaze under control, but the attack caused international concern.

BANGKOK (AP) — Europe's largest nuclear power plant was hit by Russian shelling early Friday, sparking a fire at one of its six reactors and raising fears of a disaster that could affect all of central Europe for decades, like the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown.

Russia's capture of the Chernobyl nuclear plant raised alarms across the international community, with many world leaders wondering if Russia chose to seize the area for a specific reason.

Russian shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant that sparked a fire at one of its six reactors has raised fears of a disaster that could affect all of central Europe for decades, like the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown