Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Two Boulder County wildfires were sparked by downed Xcel lines, fire districts say

Two December wildfires, one of which prompted hundreds in the Boulder County foothills to evacuate, were caused by downed Xcel Energy lines that the utility re-energized without checking for damage, according to leaders of two area fire districts. In a letter to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, leaders of the Sunshine Fire Protection District and Fourmile Fire Protection District wrote that the re-energizing of the downed lines “represe…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.Cross Cancel Icon

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Colorado Hometown Weekly broke the news in on Friday, January 30, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal