Apartment fire shuts down Jonesboro street Police have shut down a Jonesboro street as firefighters battle an apartment fire. (Source: KAIT-TV) By Region 8 Newsdesk | April 19, 2021 at 8:19 AM CDT - Updated April 19 at 8:47 AM JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Police shut down a Jonesboro street as firefighters knocked down an apartment fire. The fire started around 8 a.m. Monday, April 19, in the 1400-block of West Huntington, according to E911 Director Jeff Presley. When crews arrived, they found “heavy smoke showing” from the buildings. Police blocked the roadway while crews worked to put out the flames. According to fire officials on the scene, the apartments are abandoned and no one was hurt.