MONTREAL – Residents living on Marquette street in Villeray woke up to an unpleasant surprise Saturday morning.
At around 2:45 a.m. emergency services were called to three homes with flooded basements.
A pipe broke near Fabre metro station and filled the streets with water.
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Eight citizens were evacuated from their homes and residents were asked to move their cars, while firefighters repaired the damage.
Police have closed Papineau Avenue in both directions, between L-O David and Jean Talon streets.
Marquette and Everett streets are also closed.
This incident comes almost exactly a week after another water main break wreaked havoc in the Plateau.
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