A heating main exploded in the Novosibirsk region.
City Administration Kuibyshev called this spectacular breakthrough in the area streets Youth "heating main defect".
"A heating network crew is working on-site. Heating supply to apartment buildings <…> is being provided as scheduled, without interruptions. On-call crews from management companies are on-site," пишет press service.
"A chain reaction is happening across the country! The pipes from the USSR can no longer handle the load, and the bourgeoisie is in no hurry to replace them," "Another reason to raise utility bills," — social media users comment.
Preliminary reports indicate no one was injured in the explosion. Temperatures in Kuibyshev today are around -26 degrees Celsius.
NeMoskva has reported repeatedly on utility accidents in Novosibirsk. For example, on January 17, a 61-year-old pipe burst. As a result, 13 people suffered first- and second-degree burns. On January 18, utility accidents continued: a heating main rupture caused boiling water to spill onto the roadway again. More than 200 homes were left without heat.
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