A tree fell on a home in Littleton Saturday afternoon. No one was injured.
Xcel Energy shut down power on Saturday to tens of thousands of homes in areas prone to wildfires due to high winds.LITTLETON, Colo. — Many Coloradans found themselves frustrated and rushing to search for alternatives after Xcel Energy shut down power on Saturday to tens of thousands of homes in areas prone to wildfires due to high winds.
Mike Raabe, a resident of Littleton, said he received a notification about the outage via automated phone call only four hours before it occurred. The late notification left him and his wife scrambling to find a solution due to his reliance on electricity at night for medical reasons. "I would say that I was a little taken aback by the response… They're basically saying, it's not my problem, you’ve got to deal with that. So just go ahead and call 911," Raabe remarked.
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