A power pole crash in east Calgary closed down a section of Memorial Drive in both directions for a few hours late Tuesday morning.
According to Carol Henke from the Calgary Fire Department, 9-1-1 received reports of downed power lines at Memorial Drive and 36th Street because of a semi-truck collision at around 11:55 a.m. on Tuesday.
Henke said the semi-truck was transporting a vessel, for which they had a permit.
Enmax was called to the scene and the road was shut down in both directions briefly while Calgary police officers helped with traffic management. Henke said the downed lines belonged to a nearby business that is no longer there.
Some power poles snapped off as a result of the crash and the road was only reopened once everything was cleaned up and deemed safe.
No injuries were reported, Henke said.
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