Xcel Energy acknowledged ... a fallen utility pole located where the fire may have started by a law firm on behalf of various property owners affected by the Smokehouse Creek fire.

(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Xcel Energy on Thursday acknowledged its involvement in the Smokehouse Creek Fire ... to preserve a fallen utility pole near where the fire may have started.

Electric utility Xcel Energy said on Thursday its facilities likely started the Smokehouse Creek fire, which has destroyed ... alleging that a splintered power pole owned by the company fell ...

The Texas A&M Forest Service said that its investigators have concluded that the Smokehouse Creek fire was ignited by ... With major utility company Xcel Energy, Ford is aiming to deploy 30,000 ...