A wildfire that scorched about 550 hectares (1,360 acres) inside Indonesia’s Mount Bromo National Park in East Java has been extinguished, but authorities are battling fresh hotspots around the volcano’s caldera.
The fire began on August 3 and spread across the national park before firefighters brought the main blaze under control. Local disaster management chief Gatot Soebroto said new fires had been detected across roughly 20 hectares near the caldera, with authorities warning that the flames could spread further.
More than 120 personnel, supported by three water-bombing helicopters, drones and fire engines, have been deployed to tackle the remaining hotspots. The difficult volcanic terrain has complicated ground operations.
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