“On the night of 26 April 1986, Khodemchuk was in one of the main circulation pump engine rooms in the reactor 4 building. He was sent to the engine room to report the results of the safety test to the operators. At approximately 1:23 am (Moscow Time), there were a series of powerful explosions in reactor four. The explosions ripped through the reactor and the surrounding building, including the main circulation pump halls. Valery Khodemchuk was the first person to die in the Chernobyl disaster as it’s thought he was killed instantly when the number 4 reactor exploded.
His body was never found and it’s presumed that he is entombed under the remains of the Main Circulation Pumps” Wikipedia
There are several startling facts about Chernobyl disaster and Chernobyl firefighters treatment in "Ukraine & the United States" book just in case. As it turns out, the same crew was slpit in two and one was treated in Moscow with the help of an American doctor, the second one (11 firefighters) – in Kiev.
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“On the night of 26 April 1986, Khodemchuk was in one of the main circulation pump engine rooms in the reactor 4 building. He was sent to the engine room to report the results of the safety test to the operators. At approximately 1:23 am (Moscow Time), there were a series of powerful explosions in reactor four. The explosions ripped through the reactor and the surrounding building, including the main circulation pump halls. Valery Khodemchuk was the first person to die in the Chernobyl disaster as it’s thought he was killed instantly when the number 4 reactor exploded.
His body was never found and it’s presumed that he is entombed under the remains of the Main Circulation Pumps” Wikipedia
There are several startling facts about Chernobyl disaster and Chernobyl firefighters treatment in "Ukraine & the United States" book just in case. As it turns out, the same crew was slpit in two and one was treated in Moscow with the help of an American doctor, the second one (11 firefighters) – in Kiev.