Texas' Smokehouse Creek Fire sparked by fallen power pole, committee asks why
Channel: CBS Austin
Date: 2024-04-04

The Texas House committee investigating the Panhandle fires questioned the absence of a power pole inspector from Osmose at their hearing in Pampa, as a decayed power pole that fell was suspected to have sparked the destructive Smokehouse Creek Fire which burned over 1.1 million acres.

Story: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/committee-investigating-panhandle-fires-asks-why-power-pole-inspector-not-at-hearing#
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