A gas leak in downtown Montreal forced the partial shutdown of the Metro’s green line for more than two hours and the evacuation of Dawson College on Tuesday morning.
The fire department says the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of Atwater Avenue and de Maisonneuve Boulevard. A spokesperson said he is not aware of any injuries.
A spokeperson for Énergir told Global News a four-inch steel pipe broke, leading to the gas leak. It was capped around 12:45 p.m. after workers excavated to find the shutoff valve on the pipe.
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM), the public transit authority, says service resumed between Angrignon and Berri-UQAM stations on the green line around the time the gas leak ended. Atwater Metro station was also closed.
Service was expected to resume at 2 p.m., according to officials. Metro riders were advised to take the orange line in the meantime.
Atwater Avenue between Sherbrooke and Ste-Catherine streets was off limits to traffic, according to Montreal police.
— With files from Global News’ Phil Carpenter and Brayden Jagger Haines
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