SAWYER, MI-- Some residents in the Sawyer area lost power Friday after a garbage truck became tangled in power lines.
Around 7:05 a.m. a Marquette County Sheriff’s deputy saw what appeared to be fireworks around M-94 and Avenue A. A closer look revealed it was a North Country Disposal truck that caught a low-hanging power line. When the truck kept going it broke a power pole in half, damaged another, and snapped some lines. A Charter cable line also snapped and lay across M-94.
Traffic was diverted from the area and a portion of the highway was closed between Voodoo and Avenue D, but has since reopened.
At noon First Street and the southern portion of Avenue A near Third Street were closed as UPPCO crews worked on repairs.
There may be additional power outages as the lines are replaced.
No injuries were reported.
