| Baxter County Firefighters Work Lightning Stike |
| Sat. Apr 4th 2009 |
A small fire began Thursday when lightning struck electrical cables in front of a house on Baxter County Road 876 in Henderson, said Chad Gehman, assistant fire chief of the Henderson Volunteer Fire Department.
Resident Dan Woodsmall Jr., 40, said he saw a bright flash before the fire started...
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| Baxter County Fire Leaves Family Homeless |
| Thu. Apr 2nd 2009 |
A fire left a six-member family homeless in Briarcliff Wednesday afternoon.
No one was at home when the fire was called in at approximately 3 p.m., according to Baxter County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Brown. The fire destroyed the residence.
Brown said the cause of the fire was under investigat...
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| Pine Bluff Fire Guts House, No Injuries |
| Thu. Apr 2nd 2009 |
While no injuries were reported, several people lost their home Wednesday when the residence at 4602 S. Florida St. burned down.
Four adults and four children were living at the home, according to Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Department’s public information officer Lt. Shawun Howell...
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| Tanker's Brakes Go Out, Making a Big, Fat Mess in Springdale |
| Wed. Apr 1st 2009 |
A truck driver said faulty brakes and fear contributed to 12 tons of chicken fat coating Interstate 540 and U.S. 412 on Monday, overpowering the aroma of breakfast outside Denny's restaurant.
"I stood on the brakes and nothing happened," said driver Gregory Lee Williams of Paris, standing...
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| Fulton County Barn, Burns to the Ground |
| Mon. Mar 30th 2009 |
A barn that was storing hay and farming equipment on the Hardin residence on Highway 9 south caught fire March 27. Dispatch received the call around noon.
The Salem Fire Department arrived on scene to try to contain it. However, as one firefighter commented, there was not enough water in the county...
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| Car in Garage Sparks Blaze in Conway |
| Mon. Mar 30th 2009 |
The Conway Fire Department responded to a fire at 2235 Cedar Oaks Drive at 3:19 a.m. Sunday.
Fire Marshal Randy Freeman said the two occupants of the home were awakened by a popping sound. Smoke was coming from the garage, and the two went out the back door, he said. Freeman did not know the names ...
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| Officials Suspect Arson in Vilonia Church Fire |
| Fri. Mar 27th 2009 |
Investigators with Faulkner County Sheriff's Office are suspecting foul play in a fire that destroyed a small church south of Vilonia.
"We don't have a whole lot right now, but we do have a little bit of evidence and we believe that it could very well be arson," Lt. Matt Rice of FCSO said...
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| Fire Burns $650,000 House in Baxter County |
| Fri. Mar 27th 2009 |
Fire destroyed a 6,000-square-foot house under construction Thursday morning in Mallard Meadows.
Mountain Home Fire Chief Ken Williams said his department responded at 2:01 a.m., arriving at 2:18 a.m. to find the home at 82 Canvasback Court fully engulfed in flames.
"It was already totally in...
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| Heber Springs Respond to House Fire |
| Fri. Mar 27th 2009 |
Heber Springs firemen were called to a home on Birdsong Street at 4 a.m. Friday.
When firemen were called to the home, the 911 caller reported heavy smoke coming from under the eves of the residence.
The residents, according to neighbors, were not home at the time of the inferno.
As of 6 a.m., th...
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| Caraway Fire Destroys Movie Memorabilia |
| Thu. Mar 26th 2009 |
Fire claimed memorabilia from the movies "Walk the Line" and "A Painted House" when two buildings in Caraway burned.
The fire began Tuesday in a tin structure in which items from the movies were stored. The building, owned by Melton Emery, had items he had collected over the ...
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