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Monster sinkhole closes Laval Ave. in Montreal Plateau

Click to play video: 'RAW: Huge Plateau pothole'
RAW: Huge Plateau pothole
WATCH ABOVE: Raw footage of the monster sinkhole in the Montreal Plateau – Mar 11, 2016

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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