Man dead after gas leak on Montreal’s South Shore

A man was killed on Montreal's South Shore after a carbon monoxide leak.

A man in his 60s has died due to a gas leak at an apartment building on Montreal’s South Shore that forced an evacuation and left at least three others injured.

Four people, including two police officers and the man, were taken to hospital Monday afternoon.

According to Longueuil police (SPAL), officers responded to a call for medical assistance in an apartment building on Lennon Street in Brossard at around 2:30 p.m.

The officers were then reportedly “overcome” by what appeared to carbon monoxide. They were brought to hospital along with the man in his 60s, who died in hospital.

A fourth man was brought to hospital as a precautionary measure, but he and the police officers have since been released.

About 75 people had to be evacuated from the building, according to the Longueuil fire department, and have since returned home.

Police and the fire department urged people to avoid the area as they investigated.