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Water main break floods St. Laurent Boulevard

MONTREAL – Residents on the Plateau were the latest victims of a major water main break Tuesday morning.

It happened just before 2 a.m. on Saint-Laurent at the corner of Laurier.

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Several streets in the surrounding area were completely flooded.

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A resident even shot a video of a ‘geyser’ shooting water up in the air.

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Fighterfighters and city workers spent most of the morning trying to clear the drains and cap the gusher.

Saint-Laurent Boulevard was closed in both directions but re-opened just after 10:30 a.m.

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