Moscow substation on fire
Dozens of buildings in Moscow have had power and heat cut off due to a fire that broke out at one of the city’s substations.
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Russia, Moscow: Dozens of buildings in Moscow have had power and heat cut off due to a fire that broke out at one of the city’s substations.
RIA Novosti reported, citing the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, that the fire broke out at a transformer substation in north-east Moscow on the morning of Thursday, 4 January. The affected residents are being switched to a back-up power supply. The media outlet later cited Moscow city officials, saying that “the majority of the buildings have been switched to a back-up supply after a fire at a Moscow substation, with around 40 buildings to be re-connected in the next 1.5–2 hours.”
Baza reported that the fire at a substation on Vysokovoltny Proezd in Moscow had left more than 20 high-rise buildings in several parts of the city (Otradnoye, Bibiryevo, Severnoye Medvyedkovo and Yuzhnoye Medvyedkovo) without power and heat. The cause of the fire is not yet clear.
The night of 4 January was the coldest since the beginning of winter in Moscow, with the temperature dropping to -27.1°C. The fire began at around 06:00. It was later extinguished. High-rise apartment buildings in these three districts were left without power, while the temperature inside the apartments dropped to 10-15°C.
Source: Pravda.com.ua