US power company admits it might have started huge Texas fire

A US power company admitted Thursday that its equipment may have sparked the largest wildfire in Texas‘ history.

Xcel — the parent of Southwest Public Service Company, which provides electricity to part of the state — said it was working with officials investigating the cause of the blaze that charred more than a million acres (over 400,000 hectares).

“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.

Hundreds of homes are thought to have been destroyed in the fire, which is known to have killed at least two people and over 3,000 farm animals.

Xcel, which is facing at least one lawsuit, denied its equipment was improperly maintained.

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