About 6,000 Hydro-Quebec customers were suddenly plunged into the dark at around lunchtime on Wednesday after a city worker accidentally snagged a gas line.
Crews are still working to cap the leak near the corner of Somerled and Draper Aves. In the meantime, Royal Vale elementary and high schools have been evacuated.
Gaz Metro has also asked Hydro to shut the power to a large section of NDG south of Cote St. Luc road, roughly between the Decarie Expressway and Cavendish, and extending as far south as Monkland Ave.