Target alleges telecom firms played role in Marshall Fire origins

BOULDER COUNTY — Target Corp., in a late December lawsuit filed in Boulder District Court, alleges that two telecommunications providers share liability with Xcel Energy Inc. in initiating the Marshall Fire just over two years ago. 

The Target store at 400 Marshall Road in Superior was damaged and closed for about eight months after the devastating blaze, which a Boulder County Sheriff’s Office investigation determined was caused in part by an “unmoored” Xcel line. 

The lawsuit, one of dozens filed by fire victims last month in the lead up to the two-year statute of limitations expiration, is notable…