@timeportals: “The night of April 26, 1986, was supposed to be routine. In the quiet town of Pripyat, most were asleep, unaware that Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was seconds away from catastrophe. At 1:23 AM, a failed safety test unleashed an explosion that tore through the reactor, sending a plume of radioactive material high into the atmosphere. The world’s worst nuclear disaster had begun, a disaster that would leave ghost towns, poisoned lands, and an invisible legacy that still lingers today.”⚠️ #history #educational #chernobyl