INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A ruptured underground heating pipeline in St
Petersburg flooded streets with boiling water early Tuesday, hurting 3 individuals and leaving dozens of homes without heat.The incident
in the citys southwestern Krasnoselsky district, affecting an area of 2,000 square meters (21,527 square feet), according to the local news
site Fontanka.The trembling [from the pipeline burst] shook the floors on the 16th floor
The radiators went quickly cold
Theres no hot water its all outdoors, a resident informed the outlet.Footage shared online showed thick clouds of steam rising into the
night sky, with one video recording a driver clinging to his car hood to avoid burns
Its an apocalypse, an eyewitness stated in one video.The burst pipe left a minimum of 29 neighboring homes without heating
The citys heating grid operator stated that the pipe, which was worn, had actually been slated for repairs next year.Three individuals were
hospitalized with foot burns, though physicians said their injuries were not lethal, Fontanka reported.The same pipeline has burst numerous
times in current years, including incidents in 2013, 2017 and 2021
Police authorities said they were checking out the most recent failure of St
Petersburgs aging heating facilities.
