Health officials are asking residents of the Village of Glencoe to boil their water after a water main break may have allowed contaminated water to enter the municipal water supply.
The water is unsafe to drink, a spokesperson at the Middlesex-London Health Unit told CBC News Monday.
The boil water advisory applies to all water being used for drinking, food preparation or any other human consumption.
"The community shouldn’t be using tap water until the advisory is lifted," said Fatih Sekercioglu, Environmental Health Manager with the Middlesex-London Health Unit.
He said it’s important the water is brought to a rolling boil before using it to make everything from ice cubes to a cup of coffee.
Sekercioglu said showering is not harmful so long as the water is not being consumed.
The advisory will likely be in effect for the next couple of days.