A traffic accident occurred in the center of Irkutsk, as a result of which the roads were filled with boiling water. This was reported by Telegram channel Babr Mash.
According to the first information obtained, the pipe burst due to overloading and wear in the area of Deputy and Trilisser streets.
Experts pumped water throughout the night and morning, and emergency teams continue to work in the area. Many streets, including Sovetskaya, Krasnye Magyar, Krasnoyarsk and Kultukskaya, turned into ice rinks, and traffic jams formed on them at nine points.
The Siberian city’s sidewalks have become very slippery, so residents are asked to be careful.
As a result of the incident, some houses in the Oktyabrsky district were buried under ice: The entrance doors were covered with a layer of ice, preventing people from going to work. Janitors come to the aid of the residents to help them escape captivity.
It was previously reported that some houses in Magnitogorsk were left unheated for almost a day due to an electrical accident. In this respect “socialbites.ca” said local resident Elena. She stated that the temperature in her apartment dropped to + 15 ° C and the management company did not answer calls.
early snowfall left Half a million people in the DPR are without electricity.