The key facts
- The pipeline burst occurred at the intersection of Naberezhnaya and Stoyanovich streets, leaving part of the buildings without heat
- Heating and hot water were restored on November 5 at 21:50 local time
- The repair was carried out by a crew of five employees of the municipal Teplovodokanal
The accident was fixed within a few hours
In Bodaibo, Irkutsk Region, heating and hot water supply have been restored after a utility failure. Heat and water supply resumed on November 5 at 21:50 local time (16:50 Moscow time), the regional branch of the Emergency Ministry reported. Life.ru reports this.
What happened
Part of the city's buildings were left without heating and hot water. According to the district administration, a pipeline from central heating point No. 2 burst at the intersection of Naberezhnaya and Stoyanovich streets. The outage was reported at 18:20 local time (13:20 Moscow time), meaning it took about three and a half hours to fix the accident.
How the repair went
A crew of five employees of the municipal Teplovodokanal was dispatched to the accident. After repairing the pipe, specialists pressure-tested it and filled the system with water — only after that were heating and hot water supplies resumed.
Context
In the same article, the outlet recalls that amid the November cold snap in Moscow, specialists from the Moscow United Energy Company (MOEK) raised the coolant temperature in the main networks to 82–84 degrees, increasing heat supply to residential buildings. The outlet publishes more news about the work of utility services in the 'Housing and Utilities' section.
