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Power line down causes road closure in Montague, Montague MI

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Road Closure

Reported: 12/26/2025 03:45 AM

Strong St & Old Channel Trail, Montague, MI 49437

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a report of a power line down near Strong Street and Old Channel Trail in Montague. The incident involved a possible transformer issue, leading to a road closure from Wilcox Street to Bowen Street. No injuries were reported.

Audio|Heard on: Muskegon County Police, Fire, and EMS

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01:31

Transcript:

00:00

Find out a wire down.

00:01

Old Channel Trail and Strong Street, old channel and strong.

00:04

Montague Fire to respond, 645.

00:11

Clear,

00:16

We got an alarm for you over there.

00:22

1171's en route.

00:34

Hello, so there is a wire down across the roadway.

00:39

Six forty-six.

00:44

Two five dusty or any other?

00:48

Yeah, go ahead (name withheld).

00:50

Good morning sir.

00:51

Merry Christmas or late Merry Christmas.

00:54

It's got a permanent outage truck in Montague.

00:56

I think I got you (name withheld) and (name withheld).

01:02

All right, 10-9.

01:03

I'll flip around and head that way.

01:05

Thank you, sir.

01:06

As soon as I hear from a crew, I'll send them that way too.

01:13

Can you advise fire? I know they're en route to a transformer blow on an Old Channel.

01:18

EBW has Old Channel Trail shut down, Wilcox Street to Bowen Street.

01:23

Lines are across the road.

01:28

10-4.

01:29

All right, we'll let them know of the road closures.

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Location mentioned:

Strong St & Old Channel Trail, Montague, MI 49437

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