Important Takeaways:
- Xcel Energy admits faulty pole may be to blame for deadly Smokehouse Creek wildfire that torched 1million acres in Texas as residents line up to sue
- Xcel Energy has admitted its equipment was likely responsible for starting the worst fire in Texas history.
- The Smokehouse Creek fire ravaged more than a million acres of land, killed two residents and burned dozens of cattle to death after igniting last Monday.
- The company is currently being sued by a local homeowner who alleged that a splintered power pole owned by the company fell and started the catastrophic blaze.
- ‘Based on currently available information, Xcel Energy acknowledges that its facilities appear to have been involved in an ignition of the Smokehouse Creek fire,’ the company said in a statement on Thursday.
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Important Takeaways:
- Texas wildfires map: Track latest locations of blazes as dry weather, wind poses threat
- Texas wildfires have been burning for 5 days
- The wildfires were ignited in the panhandle on Monday Feb. 26. The flames continued to spread throughout the state as dry, warm and windy weather conditions created obstacles for rescue crews to contain the fire.
- The Smokehouse Creek Fire, about 60 miles northeast of Amarillo, is the largest reported fire in state’s history and has burned over a million acres of land.
- Where are the Texas wildfires?
- 687 Reamer — Hutchinson County, 2,000 acres, 10% contained
- Grape Vine Creek — Gray County, 30,000 acres, 60% contained
- Magenta — Oldham County, 3,297 acres, 85% contained
- Smokehouse Creek — Hutchinson County, 1,078,086 acres, 60% contained
- Windy Deuce — Moore County, 142,000 acres, 60% contained
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Important Takeaways:
- Firefighters battling ‘monster’ Texas wildfire contend with strong winds and heat as residents grapple with lost homes
- The biggest inferno in Texas history is being fueled by winds and high temperatures as it rages Sunday, threatening to incinerate more buildings, cattle and livelihoods across the Texas Panhandle while residents sift through ashes of what used to be homes.
- Critical fire weather conditions were expected to continue Sunday in the area, with strengthening winds gusting to 50 mph and dry conditions combining to set the stage for rapid wildfire spread, the National Weather Service warned.
- The Smokehouse Creek Fire has been burning for nearly a week and has torched more than 1 million acres in Texas alone, making it the largest fire on record in the state – and it is only 15% contained.
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