Newly built high-rise apartment blocks in the Russian city of Novosibirsk have been flooded with boiling water following a series of severe heating pipe bursts, according to local news reports.
The utility emergency affected two newly constructed residential buildings located on Vladimir Zarovny Street and Bolshevistskaya Street. Official records show that the property on Vladimir Zarovny Street was commissioned in 2021, while the multi-story building on Bolshevistskaya Street was only completed and handed over to tenants in 2025.
Attention was drawn to the situation in the Siberian city by the news channel Mash Siberia on Telegram, which reported that hot water pouring from ruptured utility pipes has repeatedly inundated interior spaces inside both modern high-rise complexes.
Recurring pipeline bursts and winter freezing fears
Residents of the affected properties stated that pipe bursts have occurred regularly across both locations, despite the recent construction of the buildings. Locals confessed that they are terrified of freezing in their apartments during the upcoming winter season if utility workers fail to bring the municipal pipe networks into proper order in the shortest possible time.
Novosibirsk, located in southwestern Siberia along the Ob River, is the third-most populous city in Russia. The region experiences notoriously harsh winter weather with temperatures regularly dropping far below freezing, making central heating infrastructure vital for public safety in high-density residential housing developments.
Similar heating failures reported in capital developments
The infrastructure trouble in Novosibirsk follows earlier reports of similar utility breakdowns in other modern Russian housing developments. Three separate buildings at the Metropoliya residential complex in the capital city of Moscow were previously reported to have been flooded with boiling water after internal heating pipes broke.
Residents in Novosibirsk continue to urge municipal service crews to carry out immediate repairs on the failing pipe networks, warning that delays could leave families without heating when severe sub-zero temperatures arrive later in the year.
