Wildfire burns 80-plus acres on Mount Riante

WATER DROP: A Western Pilot Service single-engine air tanker, above, drops a load of water as it exits a cloud of smoke Monday over Mount Riante, south of Hot Springs.  

MOUNT RIANTE FIRE: Firefighters from the Arkansas Forestry Commission, U.S. Forest Service, and several volunteer fire departments battled an 80-plus acre fire Monday on Mount Riante, south of Hot Springs.