In 1986 a firefighter climbed onto a glowing roof without knowing the radiation was lethal. In 1986, after Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, fires burned across the reactor building, scattering radioactive graphite across the roof. Fire crews were dispatched immediately, unaware they were walking into one of the most radioactive environments in human history. Firefighter Vasily Ignatenko was among the first responders. With no radiation protection and only standard fir
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In 1986 a firefighter climbed onto a glowing roof without knowing the radiation was lethal. In 1986, after Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, fires burned across the reactor building, scattering radioactive graphite across the roof. Fire crews were dispatched immediately, unaware they were walking into one of the most radioactive environments in human history. Firefighter Vasily Ignatenko was among the first responders. With no radiation protection and only standard fir
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