Tree damages power line and meter on Main Street

Heard on: Wexford MI Utilities Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

All right, so tree came down.

00:03

Took service off.

00:05

I'll get the address.

00:06

I'm gonna need a storm disconnect for it.

00:11

Tore the meter off the house, but there's open wire coming across Main Street here.

00:20

The neutral.

00:21

Broke on that, laid down on the hot leg, and just melted cable, TV, and everything on all the wires going to the house.

00:35

Thank you.

00:38

Um, so the everything's back together.

00:42

I'm in the process of getting the service back up on the house.

00:46

Um, we'll be good on those other two emergency orders.

00:50

It's related due to the secondary coming across.

00:55

Across Main Street here.

00:57

So they've been advised to leave their main off until they get electrician to check things out.

01:06

Okay, sounds good.

01:07

So we're going to have one customer disconnected all of a sudden.

01:12

That is correct.

01:13

I'll get that for you here in a minute.

01:18

They're going to open Main Street back up, so I'm going to get off the road here.

7/29/2026 05:30 PM

Utility Hazard

E Main St, Manton, MI 49663

Tree damages power line and meter on Main Street

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a tree came down near East Main Street in Manton and pulled electric service off a house, tearing the meter away and leaving an apparent open wire across the street. The neutral line reportedly broke, causing damage to cable and TV lines, and one customer may remain disconnected while power is kept off until an electrician can inspect the home.

Tree damages power line and meter on Main Street

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