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Thousands of litres of water from a broken water main flooded Waterfront Road and poured into Vancouver Harbour on Wednesday.

Vancouver police responded to the scene behind 200 Granville Street, between Canada Place and Waterfront Station, and diverted traffic while Vancouver firefighters and city crews fixed the leak and mopped up the site.

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Waterfront Road west of Crab Park was closed to traffic.

The Vancouver Fire Department said “small amounts of road contaminants” were washed into the harbour and containment is underway.

The Canadian Coast Guard attended but determined there was no environmental risk

“The Coast Guard’s Environmental Response team assessed the area and found mostly mud in the water with a slight, non-recoverable sheen. At that point there was no further action from the Coast Guard,” said Kiri Westnedge, Canadian Coast Guard spokesperson.

Julia Foy recorded this footage from inside the Granville Square tower.