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Wildfire Near Pine Tree Road Mostly Contained After Burning About 2,100 Acres

Containment reflects coordinated ground efforts, resumed aerial drops, active evacuations, statewide burn bans and heightened drought-driven fire risk.

Wildfire in Union Co., El Dorado prompts evacuations (PHOTO: Penny Chanler)
Wildfire in Union Co., El Dorado prompts evacuations (PHOTO: Penny Chanler)
Wildfire in Union Co., El Dorado prompts evacuations (PHOTO: Penny Chanler)
Wildfire in Union Co., El Dorado prompts evacuations (PHOTO: Penny Chanler)

Overview

  • The Pine Tree Road fire, discovered Thursday around 5 p.m., scorched roughly 2,114 acres and was reported mostly contained Friday morning.
  • Union County ordered evacuations for residents along Lawson Road and opened shelters at the El Dorado Municipal Auditorium and Immanuel Baptist Church, housing about 150 people.
  • Crews used bulldozers to build containment lines while aircraft grounded by severe weather Thursday night resumed aerial water drops midday Friday.
  • The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s wildfire dashboard lists the blaze as started by natural causes and officials say there have been no reported injuries.
  • Statewide drought has driven burn bans across most counties and more than 1,000 fires this year, prompting officials to urge homeowners to remove leaf litter and prepare evacuation plans.