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On the evening of December 2, many residents of Zlatoust noted several strange flashes in the dark sky, accompanied by small power surges. Appeared on the Internet immediately several versions from the inhabitants – from a winter thunderstorm to an alien invasion. However, energy claims to be the cause of the mysterious lightning has become a short circuit on the high voltage line. Experts confidently dismissed a version of an unusual winter thunderstorm. how explained the leading weather forecaster of the Chelyabinsk Hydrometeorological Center Lidia Popova, meteorologists have no information about abnormal atmospheric phenomena in the mining zone, in addition, during a period of abundant snowfall lightning and other thunderstorms are impossible.
“Last weekend, a sharp change in weather conditions, squally wind and snowfall caused a cross wires on a power line in one of the districts of the city Zlatoust, – comments the head of the department for relations with the public of the branch of JSC IDGC of the Urals – Chelyabenergo Marina Chernova. – Thanks to the timely warning of meteorologists about changing weather conditions, the operating staff of the energy company was transferred to high availability mode. This allowed specialists Zlatoust power networks to prevent blackouts electricity. Threats to harm the life and health of citizens do not occurred. “The short circuit really turned out to be large-scale: on amateur video posted on the Internet by one of the residents Chrysostom, you can see how the flash illuminates entire neighborhoods.
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