Water-main break causes rushing floods, large sinkhole in Montreal’s Saint-Michel area – Montreal | Globalnews.ca
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A water-main break flooded streets and homes, engulfed cars, and caused a large sinkhole in Montreal’s Saint-Michel area early Friday.
The city issued a water advisory in response to the incident in the boroughs of Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie and Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension.
Emergency crews were on site throughout the day pumping water out of buildings and cars, restoring electricity which was cut off as a safety precaution, and repairing the sinkhole that almost swallowed up a vehicle.
A vehicle was partially swallowed by a large sinkhole in Montreal’s Saint-Michel district Friday after a water-main break caused rushing floods.
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Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante was onsite Friday (second left) with emergency crews.
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Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante was at the site with crews working to resolve the issue.
Several streets in the area were closed off to traffic by police and firefighters. About 20 buildings, mostly residential, were affected by the flooding.
The water main-break was at the intersection of 17th Avenue and Belanger Street, around the borough’s Little Maghreb district.
Images and video of the incident show dramatic scenes of rushing water filling the streets and submerging vehicles.
Once the water had dried up, a large sinkhole was visible, partially swallowing up a small car.
Firefighters said they would tour all buildings that were flooded in order to check electrical panels and make sure it’s safe to restore power.
–with files from Gloria Henriquez, Global News
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