Tag: Marshall Fire
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The Big One: Is Metro Denver prepared for L.A.-strong conflagrations?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As fires rage in California, emergency officials from metro Denver warily eye the mountains. Especially during windy days. With the right equipment, smart placement and plenty of water, Colorado’s seasoned firefighters are prepared to confront wildfires. But if winds are kicking at 100 miles per…
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Marshall Fire victims on edge as cruel winds return Monday on third anniversary
Monday’s screaming winds and dry conditions have many Marshall fire victims terrified that their number is up … again. Three years ago, Dec. 30 was much like this year. That day, wind gusts of 100 miles per hour whipped through unincorporated Boulder County, Louisville and Superior and ignited a wildfire that left more than 1,000…
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Study of air inside Marshall fire homes finds deadly chemicals
More than half of Marshall fire victims whose homes survived Colorado’s most devastating wildfire said that poor air quality inside of the houses has caused headaches, sore throats, coughs and a strange taste in their mouths. Research papers published Monday by the University of Colorado Boulder are the first to explore air quality inside the…
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Xcel seeking $1.82 billion wildfire mitigation program expansion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Xcel Energy is proposing a $1.85 billion program to continue and expand its wildfire mitigation program through 2027. It will ultimately cost the average residential customer about $8.88 per month by January 1, 2025. The bill increases will be incremental based on the progress Xcel…
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Target joins long list of lawsuits alleging Xcel Energy responsible for Marshall fire
Target Corp. joined hundreds of other victims of the Marshall fire by filing a lawsuit against Xcel Energy Colorado and two other companies on Dec. 22, 2023, a week before the two-year deadline for filing. The Minnesota-based company, worth some $65 billion, is alleging negligence and is blaming Xcel, doing business as Public Service Company…
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Wins and losses two years after the Marshall fire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Only a fraction of families who lost homes in the Marshall fire have rebuilt, even as litigation is gearing up against the energy company that some blamed for the disaster. Colorado’s most devastating wildfire tore through Louisville, Superior and unincorporated Boulder County two Decembers ago,…
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Family of Marshall fire victim files wrongful death lawsuit against Excel Energy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just ahead of the two-year mark since the Marshall fire, the family of Nadine Turnbull has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Xcel Energy. Turnbull, 91, lived in Superior and was one of the two people killed in the Dec. 30, 2021 fire. More than…
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Tax exemption offered to Colorado homeowners rebuilding after wildfires
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Revenue is offering a tax refund to homeowners who are rebuilding or repairing their homes that were damaged or lost in a declared wildfire disaster. The Sales Use Tax Exemption Wildfire Disaster Construction Act created a refundable exemption for the state…
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200 insurance companies sue Xcel over Marshall fire damages
Nearly 200 insurance companies filed a lawsuit alleging negligent maintenance of Xcel Energy power lines along Highway 93 south of Boulder which may have caused the Marshall fire, the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history. More than 1,000 homes and businesses were destroyed and two people were killed. The lawsuit claims Xcel’s power line south…
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Law firms recruit Marshall fire survivors for civil lawsuits against Xcel
When Stephen Wenzel called his very pregnant wife in December 2021 to warn her about the oncoming wildfire that would later be known as the Marshall fire, she was sound asleep and oblivious to the danger. “When I got up and looked out the window, my neighborhood was on fire,” said Savannah Wenzel, 29. A…