MONTREAL – Laval Ave. in Montreal’s Plateau borough is closed for the next week after a monster sinkhole cracked through the ground Thursday.
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The sinkhole opened up after a 125-year-old water pipe burst under the street.
The hole measures a whopping 20 feet by 13 feet.
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Officials said it should be repaired in a week or so.
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