Arkansas Assistant Chief Collapses, Dies at Fire Scene

Dermott (AR) Fire Department Assistant Chief J.B. Hutton Jr. collapsed and died at a fire scene Wednesday.

According to MonticelloLive.com (http://bit.ly/1pt3Mw5), Hutton Jr. had been a firefighter in Dermott since the mid 1960s.

Hutton was responding to a tree fire that had spread into woods when he suddenly collapsed.

Read further details about this firefighter fatality at http://bit.ly/1pt3Mw5.

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