 鲜花( 647)  鸡蛋( 4)
|
在北边上班的兄弟姐妹们。。。' S( w } ^% y2 x
9 Y1 }/ q; y5 V$ ^3 Z3 {
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.
+ u8 G& {0 M# ?5 O) H/ r% }! \ J/ [
At 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.
' [0 V B) K; y9 o
3 W& P( k3 B q, [. [The company is working to restart its field and plant facilities, but in the meantime, the town is operating on a backup electrical generator.: J! A0 d" i9 y. k$ H* d
0 b/ V& g$ b1 A" B" a2 `
Most residences in the town are heated by natural gas, though essential-service buildings, including the school and hospital, use heating oil.2 f. u# V4 ]$ n d! G
! y5 @/ X% {, O; a* e1 E
The town has designated places in town where people can go if they get cold.3 l& w& Z% H* [9 w0 w2 J2 ^$ \
2 t8 F) x- C( E6 R+ L+ N; [
At 1 p.m. local time, the temperature in Norman Wells was -41 C, according to Environment Canada. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2013-1-28 17:04
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡