Thirty-one plant workers and firemen died in the immediate aftermath of the accident, mostly from acute radiation sickness.
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A man lights a candle at a memorial, dedicated to firefighters and workers who died after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, during a night service in the city of Slavutych, Ukraine, April 25, 2016. Slavutych is a city in the north of Ukraine where most of the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear plant were relocated after the disaster.[Photo/Agencies] |
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