Old power lines plus climate change mean a growing risk of utilities starting fires
Texas investigators say the largest wildfire in state history appears to be caused by a power line. Aging utility infrastructure ups the risk of starting wildfires as the climate heats up.
A power pole "that appeared to be decayed at the base."
That's what Texas state investigators now say appears to have fallen and caused the largest wildfire in the state's history. The electric utility - Xcel Energy - said in a statement that "its facilities appear to have been involved in an ignition of the Smokehouse Creek fire."
The U.S. is brimming with aging power infrastructure. Many
