In St. Petersburg, a man was injured when a pipe burst near a subway station

In St. Petersburg, one person was injured when a hot water pipe burst near Primorskaya metro station in Vasileostrovsky district. This was reported by the source of "Izvestia" on February 14.

According to him, there was damage to the hot water supply (HWS) on the roadway area of 300 square meters.

It is noted that a 19-year-old young man received first degree burns, his left toes were damaged. After medical examination, he was released.

At the moment the consequences of the accident have been eliminated.

Earlier, in December last year, in St. Petersburg on Turku Street there was a burst pipe with hot water, as a result of which one adult and two minors were injured. It was noted that the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Provision of services that do not meet safety requirements").