Chernobyl Zone Fire Lookout Tower in Paryshev village

Before infrared cameras, drones and other modern ways of spotting fires in the Chernobyl Zone, manned towers like this one in Paryshev village were crucial part of the firefighting infrastructure. Left to rust, with broken windows and dangerously swaying in strong winds, they offer incredible views over the entire exclusion zone.

 

2 Comments

  1. Jack Kelley
    19th August 2019
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    Do you have the coordinates for the tower?

    • ForgottenIsland
      21st August 2019
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      Hi, the Paryshev (or Paryshiv) village is about 7km west from the Chernobyl Town, I don’t have the exact coordinates for the tower though.

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