US power company admits it might have started huge Texas fire
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Xcel, the parent company of Southwest Public Service Company, admitted that its equipment may have sparked the largest wildfire in Texas' history. The fire, known as the Smokehouse Creek fire, consumed over a million acres and destroyed hundreds of homes. Xcel acknowledged that its facilities appear to have been involved in the ignition of the fire. The company is facing at least one lawsuit but denies that its equipment was improperly maintained. The admission came after evidence showed that the grid in Texas was under stress in the hours before the fire broke out on February 26. Whisker Labs, a firm that monitors electricity supply grids, recorded 50 faults in the system, which are typically logged when a power line has been toppled or has touched trees, events that can start fires in dry countryside. US power companies have been blamed for destructive wildfires in the past, such as the deadly fires in Hawaii and California. US infrastructure is frequently old and not fit for growing demands.

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https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/economy/1582507-us-power-company-admits-started-huge-texas-fire/