State Emergency Service: Fire in Zaporizhzhia NPP's training center contained

The fire in the building of the training center at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Enerhodar has been contained.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported this on Telegram.

"At 05:55, a fire in the building of the training center (size 60x40 m) at Zaporizhzhia NPP in Enerhodar was contained on an area of 2,000 square meters. According to preliminary reports, there are casualties," the statement said.

On the night of Friday, a fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhia NPP as a result of heavy weapons shelling by the Russian army.

One shell hit the first power unit, Zaporizhzhia NPP spokesman Andriy Tuz said.

Energoatom issued an appeal to the world community warning that the shelling was "a violation of the nuclear and radiation safety of Europe's largest nuclear facility, which could have serious and tragic consequences for the world."

Zaporizhzhia NPP said that Chechen fighters broke into the territory of the plant and want to lay mines at the plant.