Green and orange lines | Another episode of irritant gas in the metro

Metro service was paralyzed for more than twenty minutes on Sunday evening due to the presence of an irritant gas.

The green line and the orange line, between Snowdon and Beaubien stations, were stopped on Sunday evening, around 6:15 p.m. This service interruption is explained by the presence of an irritant gas at Place-des station. -Arts.

In recent years, cases of deliberate use of irritants have multiplied in the Montreal metro, which frequently paralyzes entire lines of the network.

In the presence of irritant gas in a metro station, the first thing to do is to get out and get access to fresh air, according to Urgences-santé. Coughing, difficulty breathing, irritation to the eyes, skin and respiratory tract are the usual symptoms of exposure to the gas.

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With information from Megan Foy