State of emergency in N.W.T. town

summer_tina

在北边上班的兄弟姐妹们。。。
" v4 g) f$ h- N* v. X$ Q# ]
The town of Norman Wells, N.W.T., declared a state of emergency Monday after an early morning power outage caused an interruption to the town's natural gas service as the temperatures dip below -40 C.
/ e: G5 F( j. {7 T, H
* p8 Z/ w1 u5 ]8 Z$ k' j: |) yAt about 3 a.m. local time, the Imperial Oil oilfield in Norman Wells experienced a power outage that affected the company's oil field operations as well as its processing facility, which also provides electricity and natural-gas service for the town, company spokesman Pius Rolheiser said.
( L, r2 D) a1 a) D; P
7 }3 r3 ~; I" U8 ?  xThe company is working to restart its field and plant facilities, but in the meantime, the town is operating on a backup electrical generator.
7 K. z" O" I* A# u7 K! \' |
! n% T4 e& i0 f1 c. d0 O( kMost residences in the town are heated by natural gas, though essential-service buildings, including the school and hospital, use heating oil.

. ?( y3 f; h( p; ^3 X+ m/ {The town has designated places in town where people can go if they get cold.
& B6 S$ W) N: R  R& ], S( k
At 1 p.m. local time, the temperature in Norman Wells was -41 C, according to Environment Canada.