For two Louisville families, the Marshall fire nightmare won't end

Sonali Marlin poses for a portrait with the fire-damaged exterior utility box from her new home in Louisville, Colorado, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Noelle Phillips | nphillips@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: December 21, 2023 at 5:54 PM MST | UPDATED: December 21, 2023 at 6:13 PM MST

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The saga began on the evening of Oct. 25 when a company was digging to lay fiberoptic cable for CenturyLink. That company, a subcontractor called Advanced Underground, struck a power line owned by Xcel.

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