Fires
During the morning hours of January 29, 2008, a mixture of high winds and fire (which local authorities determined later an electrical brush fire) burned approximately 100 acres (0.40 km2) and damaged or destroyed 150 abandoned buildings at Fort Chaffee.
Approximately 10:00 PM local time on the night of August 3, 2011 another fire broke out on the 90 acre former medical complex. This was, according to the National Weather Service, the hottest day in Fort Chaffee history at 115 degrees fahrenheit. This fire destroyed the hospital complex and nearly 120 buildings in the area. The fire's cause was ruled accidental.
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