| Gas Truck Rollover In Baxter County |
| Thu. Oct 16th 2008 |
A Baxter County road was closed for about three hours Wednesday after a truck filled with liquefied petroleum gas crashed into a utility pole and leaked the substance into the air.
At 10:30 a.m., an Ozark County LP Gas truck crashed into a pole and landed sideways in a ditch at 2044 Mallard Point R...
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| Neighbors to the Rescue in Apartment Fire in Little Flock |
| Thu. Oct 16th 2008 |
Twelve fire extinguishers lay abandoned, their work finished. Two more sat against the wall near apartment D 7 at the Lost Springs Apartments in Little Flock, where a bedroom fire erupted early Wednesday morning. Another two extinguishers were on the floor outside the second-story apartments.
At 3:...
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| String of Arson Fires In Jackson County |
| Thu. Oct 16th 2008 |
A string of fires in Jackson County early on Wednesday morning are being investigated as arson.
The first of four fires started around 1:30 a.m. Two tractor trailer trucks on the Riceland parking lot received a heavy amount of fire damage. A few blocks over from the first fi...
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| Fire Destroys Home of Family of Four in Fayetteville |
| Tue. Oct 14th 2008 |
Fayetteville firefighters responded to a trailer fire late Sunday night.
Two ladder trucks and three engines responded at about 11: 20 p.m. to the blaze at 1840 N. Leverett Ave., Trailer D, after receiving the call at about 11 p. m., said Terry Lawson, battalion chief and public information officer...
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| Vacant House Burns in Pine Bluff |
| Mon. Oct 13th 2008 |
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a vacant house at the corner of Ninth Ave. and Peach Street Sunday night.
“It was totally involved when our people got on the scene,” said Lt. Shauwn Howell of the Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Department.
Howell said firefighters were...
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| Cause Unknown For Haskell Home Explosion |
| Fri. Oct 10th 2008 |
A Saline County man is in critical condition after police say the house he was in exploded. The vacant house is located on Highway 229 in Haskell.
The homeowner rushed to the scene hoping to press charges against the trespasser, but his emotions quickly changed when police info...
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| Fire Sweeps Auto Store In Springdale |
| Mon. Oct 6th 2008 |
A weekend fire at Schwag Guenther’s automotive shop in Springdale finished what Hurricane Ike started.
In mid-September, strong winds scalped the tar and felt from the roof of Brakes and More as remnants of the hurricane swept through the area. On Saturday, Springdale Fire Department official...
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| King Opera House Blaze Still Under Investigation In Van Buren |
| Sat. Oct 4th 2008 |
The King Opera House sustained a variety of damage in a fire Friday night, but the cause of the blaze remains unknown.
The back roof and attic area of the historic downtown Van Buren structure at 427 Main St. caught fire Friday night shortly after roofers finished repairs to the building, which w...
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| 2 Killed in Southeast Arkansas Accidents |
| Fri. Oct 3rd 2008 |
A Pine Bluff woman was killed Thursday morning after walking into the path of a moving car on South Blake Street near the Martha Mitchell Expressway.
Wednesday night, a Monticello man died when the c...
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| Bella Vista Firefighters Respond to Working Fire |
| Fri. Oct 3rd 2008 |
Firefighters from two stations answered the call for help Thursday when a car fire in a garage spread to the home.
The call went out just after 4 p.m. at 24 Basildon Drive, reported by the Bella Vista emergency dispatcher as a car fire that the homeowners were unable to put out. Apparently they cou...
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