83 buildings, including 14 social institutions, and 14.7 thousand people (including 4.5 thousand children) were left without heat supply due to a utility accident in Bratsk (Irkutsk region). It’s -26 degrees in the city right now, according to The Weather Channel.
“83 objects fell under the shutdown. Of these, 14 social institutions. Including kindergartens and schools. Today, 39 children went to duty groups, the rest – at home. In schools – students were given homework, they are also at home, ”says the words of the mayor of Bratsk Sergey Serebrennikov, the governor of the Irkutsk region Igor Kobzev in his Telegram.
The regional Ministry of Emergency Situations reported an emergency shutdown of heat supply and hot water supply in the city. The accident occurred on the heating system in the center of Bratsk on the evening of Tuesday, December 13th. A utility worker in a video released by the Irkutsk governor attributes the incident to poor-quality construction that caused a heating pipe to rot. Local authorities expect to eliminate the accident by 11:00 local time (6:00 Moscow time).
