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Smokey Areas Around The State Due To Controlled Burns

ARKANSAS (KFSM) — Smoke filled the sky in southwest Benton County and several other areas Saturday (Mar. 3). The plumes of smoke are  from a prescribed bu...

ARKANSAS (KFSM) -- Smoke filled the sky in southwest Benton County and several other areas Saturday (Mar. 3).

The plumes of smoke are  from a prescribed burn, according to the Arkansas Forestry Commission (AFC).

The Benton County burn covered 1,312 acres and was nine miles west of Fayetteville.

The following counties also did controlled burns:

  • Crawford (1.5 miles west of Cedarville) 2,216 acres
  • Logan (1.25 miles southwest of Ratcliff) 20 acres
  • Prairie (18 miles east of Little Rock Air Force Base) 6 acres
  • Searcy (5 miles southwest of Witts Springs) 3,600 acres
  • Sharp (2.75 miles southeast of Cherokee Village) 107 acres
  • Sharp (2.5 miles west of Evening Shade) 27 acres

For more: Arkansas Forestry Commission

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