Mo. National Guard help battle Mark Twain forest fire
Posted: 06/29/2012
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By: Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Fire concerns are rising in southeast Missouri as crews battle a 550-acre blaze in the Mark Twain National Forest.
Governor Jay Nixon ordered the Missouri National Guard today to prepare to assist with firefighting efforts.
The fire broke out yesterday in a section of the 1.5-million-acre forest located in Iron County.
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