The Texas A&M Forest Service concluded that a fallen decayed utility pole caused the Smokehouse Creek fire.
State Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, speaks during a legislative hearing in investigating the state's largest wildfire in history April 2 in Pampa.— a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.
Kevin Pierce, a law enforcement officer for the Texas A&M Forest Service, told the committee its investigation into the fire concluded that a fallen decayed utility pole caused the Smokehouse Creek fire.
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