State of emergency in N.W.T. town

summer_tina

在北边上班的兄弟姐妹们。。。
  i: \+ |9 l9 M2 t' ]
8 {% G5 e& U7 u; ?! c, J) s/ [3 e8 XThe 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.
+ D- I/ _* I/ t- f
: V/ f4 A; V/ @2 j. j3 h0 [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.
5 `) r  W  b. k0 J& S; A+ M0 y# m: r( I
3 m) H6 C% m' j. mThe company is working to restart its field and plant facilities, but in the meantime, the town is operating on a backup electrical generator.

& ^0 J' ^; T. }- [  ^; U6 m& fMost residences in the town are heated by natural gas, though essential-service buildings, including the school and hospital, use heating oil.

5 x* ?/ f- ?; N, ^/ hThe town has designated places in town where people can go if they get cold.
! e: W# H. k8 z8 W3 s
$ M0 p7 D$ P1 c9 WAt 1 p.m. local time, the temperature in Norman Wells was -41 C, according to Environment Canada.