Several thousands of Veliky Novgorod citizens stayed without heating during severe frost on Wednesday.
By information of Novgorod department of Russian Emergency Ministry, 3 city boiler-houses in West district of Novgorod stopped operating on Wednesday afternoon. By tentative data, break of boiler-houses was caused by energy supply service irregularity.
As a result of breakdown housing estate with multi-storied houses, where thousands of citizens live, remained without heating. There is no more exact information about number of people.
By Wednesday evening 2 boiler-houses resumed operation and heating supply in significant part of West region was restored. Repair works in third boiler-house continue, municipal services try to finish them in nearest future.
Representatives of city administration emphasized that despite of breakdown there are no reasons to introduce state of emergency in the town.
Air temperature in Veliky Novgorod comes to -27 degrees centigrade. By weather forecast, it will fall to -34-39 degrees on Thursday night.
2800 people remained without heating in Balei settlement of Chita oblast as a result of breakdown at central conduit, supplying 4 boiler-houses. 69 houses stayed without heating supply. People were evacuated; houses are heated with electrical appliances. Breakdown will be dealt by Thursday morning. Air temperature in Chita oblast fell to -40 degrees.
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