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Arkansas Meteorologist Keeps Tracking Tornado Warnings After Small Fire Breaks Out in Studio
No injuries were reported as Simmons kept warning viewers and delivered a third tornado alert minutes after the fire started, CBS News reported.
- On Saturday, KFSM-TV meteorologist Noah Simmons continued live tornado warnings as a studio light caught fire at the station's headquarters in Johnson, Arkansas.
- A haze filled the studio after a producer used a fire extinguisher to suppress the flames, forcing Simmons to cover his nose while reporting.
- Simmons maintained coverage and reported a third tornado warning just minutes after the fire started, demonstrating his commitment despite the difficult conditions.
- No injuries were reported from the fire, and Simmons later noted he experienced only "minimal health side effects" after receiving medical care.
- The Missouri university graduate added he is "just kind of an ordinary kid" trying to do his job, though some called him a "hero.
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Noah Simmons, a meteorologist at KFSM-TV in Fort Smith, USA, demonstrated to all his viewers his great effort to inform. The communicator was explaining the different tornado alerts that were active in the area when suddenly one of the studio lights caught fire. However, instead of stopping his work, he remained calm to continue with his functions. Everything happened in full live on June 6. Like any other day, Simmons watched the screen narrati…
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Total News Sources12
Leaning Left3Leaning Right1Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Center
Bias Distribution
- 64% of the sources are Center
64% Center
L 27%
C 64%
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