A squirrel sitting on an electric power pole caused a small grass fire in Polk County on Tuesday morning, emergency officials said.
According to a post on Facebook, the squirrel shorted out an electric transformer on Gardenia Lane south of Potter, causing "hot sparks [to fall] on very dry grass."
The Potter Rural Volunteer Fire Department and the Arkansas Forestry Commission contained the fire, which encompassed an area of about 1 acre.
Attempts to reach emergency officials Tuesday afternoon for more details were not immediately returned.
