In Smolensk because of the accident without heat remained more than 14 thousand people
MOSCOW, 3 Mar — RIA Novosti. More than 14 thousand people in Smolensk were left without hot water and heating as a result of repeated failure in the heating system, according to the situational and analytical center of the Ministry of energy.
According to the center, March 2, Smolensk gust occurred on the main pipeline of the heat network with a diameter of 700 mm production unit “Thermal network” branch of JSC “Quadra-power generation” — “Smolensk generation”. The third March 02.50 GMT emergency repair work is completed, the heating and hot water supply of consumers was restored at 08.30 GMT, but after six hours there was a new accident.
“March 3, 14-40 in Smolensk on the territory of the boiler Department of the Smolensk TPP-2 (the production unit of the branch “Smolensk generation” JSC “Quadra-power generation”) there was a rush of a pressure head collector line pumps with a diameter of 600 mm. At 15: 00 to eliminate the leakage of coolant is disabled thermal network № 1″, — reported in the center.
Without heat and hot water were 153 homes Zadneprovsky district of the city, which is home to about 14.5 thousand people and 23 of socially significant objects. In Smolensk is now minus 8 degrees.
According to the authorities of Smolensk, repair work on domestic heating systems of JSC “Quadra-power generation” completed, currently is in the process of filling the system with coolant and transfer the consumers to the normal mode of heating. The situation is on personal control of the mayor.