Due to the accident at the GRES, Yakutsk was left without light and warmth

In Yakutsk on Sunday afternoon there was an accident at the State Enterprise, as a result of which the whole city with more than 300 thousandth population and its environs were left without electricity and heating. It is reported by News.ykt.ru.

The air temperature in Yakutsk at 21 hours local time (15 hours Moscow time) is −1 ° C.

According to information on the website of the Federal Ministry of Energy, at 16:06 (10:06 Moscow time) there was a fire in a room with backup turbines. The defense worked, and the station was completely unloaded, that is, it stopped supplying light and heat. Accordingly, the load on the Yakut TPP has increased; Unable to withstand this, the thermal power station also turned off.

News.ykt.ru reports with reference to eyewitnesses that cotton was heard at the State Enterprise.

One person suffered. It is hospitalized with burns and a traumatic shock in the intensive care unit of emergency medical care. The patient's condition is evaluated as extremely serious.

The prosecutor's office of Yakutia and the regional headquarters of the TFR conduct checks on the fact of the accident.

Power engineers gradually restore the supply of electricity and heat. For emergency power supply, eight diesel-generating plants were included, and for about 19 hours they launched one of the gas turbine plants of the State Enterprise.