A fire has been raging in Indonesia’s Mount Bromo national park since Monday, destroying at least 60 hectares of land, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said on Thursday.
Details of the Fire
Mount Bromo in the province of East Java is one of several active volcanoes in Indonesia and is popular with tourists. The fire has burned at least 60 hectares (148 acres) of the area, and disaster authorities have dispatched a fire truck, a water tank, and a drone to spray water and identify hotspots.
A steep contour of an active hotspot has made it harder for authorities to extinguish the fire, and heavy winds could spread the fire farther. The cause of the fire and casualties are unclear. Authorities have closed parts of the park to tourists since Monday.
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