Towboat fire closes Mississippi River in northeast Arkansas

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WEST HELENA, Ark. (AP) _ A towboat fire has prompted the U.S. Coast Guard to
close a 10-mile stretch of the Mississippi River between northeastern Arkansas
and northwestern Mississippi.A Coast Guard statement says the fire was reported about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
aboard the uninspected towing vessel Jacob Kyle Rusthoven near West Helena. The vessel was pushed to the Arkansas river bank where firefighting efforts continued.

The Coast Guard reports 13,300 gallons of fuel were aboard the vessel but no
pollution had been reported. Its crew members also were reported safe.

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