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Jefferson County wildfire north of Pine Bluff about 90% curbed; officials tallying damage
Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
PINE BLUFF -- Two homes, two shops, several vehicles and farm equipment were lost in the approximately 100-acre wildfire along McFadden Road in Jefferson County, according to Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services.
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PINE BLUFF -- A wildfire along McFadden Road in Jefferson County had burned about 100 acres as of Thursday afternoon, according to the Arkansas Forestry Division, as multiple fire departments worked to contain the blaze.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ark. – Thursday afternoon, a train car sparked against a railroad track, starting a fire in Jefferson County that's burned 200 acres of land. The majority of the fire burned in the woods off Highway 79 and McFadden Road, but stretched to threaten around 20 homes off McFadden, and F…
PINE BLUFF -- Two homes, two shops, several vehicles and farm equipment were lost in the approximately 100-acre wildfire along McFadden Road in Jefferson County, according to Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services.
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