In 1986 a catastrophic nuclear accident occurred in the number four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.
A safety test went horribly wrong and the reactor's roof was blown off, blasting radioactive material into the atmosphere.
Many people died as a result of the disaster and the nearby city of Pripyat, home to some 50,000, had to be evacuated and was made into an Exclusion Zone.
Today people are still suffering from radiation exposure caused by the accident, with about 4,000 cases of thyroid cancer being reported since 1986 in those who were children or teenagers in the area at the time.
And in a shocking turn of events, the site is now being used as a backdrop for sexy Instagram selfies, following the popularity of the HBO series based on the horrendous disaster.
A number of Instagram stars have come under fire for attempting to gain likes by sharing photos, which show them posing in underwear or hazard suits in the haunting ghost town of Pripyat.
In light of this, the TV show's writer, Craig Mazin, has taken to social media to condemned the disrespectful tourist snaps.
Writing on Twitter , he said: "It's wonderful that #ChernobylHBO has inspired a wave of tourism in the Zone of Exclusion. But yes, I've seen the photos going around.
"If you visit, please remember that a terrible tragedy occurred there. Comport yourselves with respect for all who suffered and sacrificed."
And he's not the only one who's had an issue with the photos, as many fellow Instagram users have branded them "disgusting".
One person commented on an image of a woman posing at the site of the nuclear accident in a g-string, with a Hazmat suit around her legs, saying: "What some people do for likes is disgusting."
Another added: "You should be ashamed of yourself. Doctors, artists, musicians, scientists. These are the real influencers. Not some waste of space taking half naked shots at the site of a painful disaster."
A third asked: "What is happening to the world?"
A fourth simply branded the snaps "shameful".
