Man Dies In Brush Fire In Baxter County

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Authorities say they believe the Death of a Baxter County man was accidental. The Midway Fire Department was called to a brush fire around 10 Monday night on Peace Valley Lane. A Fire Fighter stated that he was walking in the area and bound the body of 79 year old John Heenan. They believe Heenan succumbed to the fire. He was found about 120 feet from where his truck was parked . The truck was damaged by the fire. Heenan is the property owner. His body was sent to the Arkansas State Medical Examiner’s Office in Little Rock for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.