Fire at French nuclear reactor, safety body says radiation

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Bugey nuclear power plant in Saint-Vulbas, near Lyon April 19, 2011. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) - A fire broke out on the roof of a nuclear reactor at the Bugey plant in central-eastern France, the country's nuclear regulator ASN said on Monday.

The fire began at 1326 GMT at the plant's nuclear reactor number 5, which is operated by EDF and located 35 kilometres from the city of Lyon, ASN said in a statement.