A small brush fire burning on private property off of Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau County sparked a small forest fire in the Trail of Tears State Park late Sunday.
The fire, contained by the East County Fire Protection District and Fruitland fire crews, damaged less than three acres of the park near the Lake Boutin entrance.
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