Beijing authorities have promised that heating will be restored for residents of Shijingshan district by Monday morning after an accident affected services.

The accident, the first big interruption of heating services this winter, was caused by broken pipes in the Gaojing Thermal Power Plant on Friday evening. The plant is responsible for providing heating to the western area of Beijing.

Beijing Heating Group, a State-owned company that runs the power plant, said it sent repair workers to check the pipes after receiving a call from a resident in the affected area around 1 am on Saturday.