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Cost of Extinguishing Underground Fire Far Exceeds Early Estimates

Z. SITEK
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KUAF
Smoke streams from the stump dump fire along Trafalgar Road in Bella Vista on Dec. 28, 2018.

The cost of putting out an underground fire at an illegal dump site in Bella Vista could be much higher than the amount of funding available from the state. That's according to a new reportcommissioned by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality. We learn about different options, and their associated costs, that officials are considering to extinguish the months-old fire.