The leaders of Xcel Energy Inc. said Feb. 29 they have received a letter raising the possibility that one of its poles contributed to the Smokehouse Creek Fire raging across the Texas Panhandle.
In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Xcel officials said a law firm representing several property owners in the area has asked them to preserve a fallen pole belonging to Xcel subsidiary Southwestern Public Service Co. because it went down “within the vicinity of the fire’s potential area of origin.”