Residents in Laval's west end urged not to use tap water
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Some residents in Laval are being urged not to consume the tap water until further notice because 'it poses a health risk.'
Some residents in Laval are being urged not to consume the tap water until further notice because "it poses a health risk."
Officials say they should only use the water to flush toilets, and shouldn't even use it for bathing.
Officials issued the advisory as a preventative measure as they say the water in the area could have been contaminated during a fire earlier Tuesday morning that forced four families out of their homes.
The fire started around 5 a.m. on Lynne Street at the back of a home and then spread to three others. It took around 40 firefighters to extinguish.
The city announced Tuesday afternoon that the tap water contains contaminants that can't be removed by boiling and that exposure to it could cause skin, eye, or nose irritation. The advisory affects people in about 2500 homes in the city's Sainte-Dorothée district.
Crews are working to flush out contaminants from the water pipes and it’s not known how long the advisory will remain in effect.
Clean drinking water is being made available to residents at the Joliburge Community Centre from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday and from 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
