"Huge" water main break causes flooding chaos in parts of downtown Montreal

The streets surrounding the Jacques Cartier bridge in downtown Montreal’s east end were flooded on Friday morning after a major water main break occurred in the area.

The water main break forced the evacuation of homes and offices in the area and also led to a boil water advisory for about 150,000 people who reside in the east end of the city.

Montreal is still working to determine the cause of the break but officials said the pipe that burst was installed back in 1985 and is about 84 inches.

Mayor Valérie Plante said that the water main break “was under control” after many who lived in the area were woken by firefighters who were urging them to get out of their homes because of the “geyser.’

Global's Brayden Jagger Haines reports.

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