West leg of north-south subway shut by flood

The western half of the Yonge-University-Spadina subway is closed between Spadina and Lawrence West stations tuesday (August 5, 2014) because of flooding at the St. Cl.air West station. Two to three feet of water has flooded St. Clair West station. It’s not yet known how long the cleanup will take. Best information is that a pump at the station which normally clears rainwater has failed.