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• An apartment in Quebec, Canada turned into an “ice castle” after its tenant left the property without heat

• Freezing temperatures caused pipes to burst in the home, leading water to spread all over the space and turn into a thick layer of ice

• Video of the aftermath shows icicles hanging from the ceilings and ice covering every surface

A tenant who left their apartment without heat returned home to a sea of ice inside.

The home — located in the city of Trois-Rivières in Quebec, Canada — was transformed into a nightmare “ice castle” after freezing temperatures caused the pipes to burst in the space while the tenant was away, CTV News reported on Jan. 5.

In a video of the aftermath shared by CTV News, a thick layer of ice covers entire spaces in the home, including the washer and dryer — as well as the clothes on top of it.

Another shot shows icicles hanging from the bottom of the kitchen cabinets, with more hanging down from the ceiling. The frozen water also created a layer of ice on the floor, as well as an abstract-looking sculpture reaching up towards the ceiling.

Jacques Nault of Logispro Mauricie, the property management company that owns the building, told local Canadian outlet Noovo Info that he’s never seen such an “extreme situation” like this before. 

“There is water in the ceilings, in the walls, everywhere. Mold will grow,” Nault told Noovo Info. “We are going to strip, dry and rebuild according to what is covered by insurance.”

While the apartment is part of a triplex, the other units were not affected, according to the outlet. The ice was reportedly discovered while addressing a different issue in one of the neighboring units.

The responsible tenant, who was not named, was officially evicted on Jan. 5 after they had moved out of the property months ago and had stopped paying rent, per the outlet.

PEOPLE reached out to Nault for comment but did not receive an immediate response.

Trois-Rivières is a city located on the St. Lawrence River, almost exactly between Montreal and Quebec’s capital, Quebec City.

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According to Weather Atlas, in January in Trois-Rivières, the average low temperature is 1 degree fahrenheit and the average high is 19 degrees.

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