| Paragould Fire Leaves 165 Temporarily Without Work |
| Sun. Jul 12th 2009 |
The Paragould Fire Department, Paragould Police Department, Greene County Rescue Squad and Arkansas State Police responded to a fire at Martin Sprocket, 1205 South 3rd Avenue, early Sunday morning. It took firefighters 10 hours to get the fire under control. Fire investigators have not yet determine...
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| Woman Treated After House Fire in Capps |
| Wed. Jul 8th 2009 |
After inhaling smoke from her burning house in the Capps area, a woman was treated at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison early Tuesday morning.
Cheryl Jenkins-Akers was treated and released early on July 7, according to NARMC’s Christy Hawkins.
Capps-Batavia Fire Ch...
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| Another Fatal Fire in Rogers |
| Fri. Jul 3rd 2009 |
A Friday morning fire claimed the life of a Rogers woman.
Firefighters were called to a fire at 800 E. Lilac at 11:12 a.m.
A neighbor across the street called 911 after the neighbor’s husband and a friend broke a window in the front of the residence in an attempt to rescue the woman insi...
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| Suspicious Fires Being Investigated in Forrest City |
| Mon. Jun 29th 2009 |
A fire on Crawford Avenue is being treated as suspicious, mainly because it involved three separate fires.
Forrest City firefighters were first called to an abandoned house on fire at 1937 Crawford about 1:57 a.m. Sunday. The house was fully engulfed in flames when firemen arrived, accordin...
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| River Rescue on Ouachita River |
| Mon. Jun 29th 2009 |
Four Texarkana residents canoeing the Caddo and Ouachita rivers missed their take-out point Sunday afternoon — by about five miles.
The canoers began their float at Two Rivers Canoe Rental on the Caddo River, and were instructed to stop at the Highway 7 boat ramp, just north of the Ouachita...
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| Elkins Firefighters Battle Heat, Flames |
| Mon. Jun 22nd 2009 |
Firefighters battled heat from both flames and Mother Nature as two houses in this rural community burned Monday afternoon.
Two homes, one on Arkansas 16 across from the Durham General Store and one on Pearl Road, W.C. 1162, occupied firefighters for several hours Monday afternoon.
Nobody was ...
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| Bryant Responds to Big Rig Fire and MVA |
| Fri. Jun 19th 2009 |
Around 2030, Bryant Fire was dispatched to I-30 @ Alcoa Road for an 18-Wheeler accident with fire. As Chief 80, Truck 31 and Engine 12 responded, heavy black smoke could be seen over 3 miles away. As crews were responded, they also were advised Benton Fire Department was en route. ...
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| Vilonia Fire Looks to Consolidate with East Cypress Fire |
| Fri. Jun 19th 2009 |
The Vilonia Volunteer Fire Department may soon grow by two stations, a fire truck, additional equipment and manpower.
Fire Chief Keith Hillman asked the Vilonia City Council on Tuesday night to approve the merger of the Vilonia department with the East Cypress Volunteer Fire Department described as...
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| Amity Woman Killed in House Fire |
| Tue. Jun 16th 2009 |
A 95-year-old Amity woman apparently died in an early morning fire Monday. The cause of the fire and the identity of a body that was recovered are being investigated.
According to a report filed by Clark County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Daniel, Myrtie M. Buck’s home at 2586 Fendley Road ...
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| Benton Firefighters Respond to House Fire |
| Sun. Jun 14th 2009 |
Lightning was the apparent cause of a house fire Friday afternoon as a major thunderstorm pushed its way through Saline County.
The fire occurred at 509 A Ave. in Benton, the home of Danny and Joyce Spears. No one was injured.
Around 3 p.m. lightning struck a pole at West...
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