Governor Asa Hutchinson has signed an emergency proclamation regarding the underground fire that has burned in a Bella Vista landfill for the last five months. That's after the governor toured the so-called stump dump last week. The fire is believed to have started in late July, but now the state has committed nearly $1 million to determine the best way to put it out.
Governor Pledges State Funds to Extinguish Stump Dump Fire
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks to a group of more than 70 after touring the stump dump fire site on Trafalgar Road in Bella Vista Friday.
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Smoke rises from the stump dump during the governor’s visit.";
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