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Mount Bromo forest fire expands, Indonesia

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Mount Bromo forest fire, fire expands, Indonesia

By 7 August, August the fire blaze in Bromo Tengger Semeru Bromo‑Tengger‑Semeru National Park was still burning roughly 70 hectares, but later assessments indicated the blaze had expanded to already grown from about 70 ha to roughly 125 hectares, reaching the border of Lumajang Regency and threatening the B‑29 tourism zone in the Senduro district. Indonesian disaster authorities kept ha, prompting two water‑bombing helicopters on standby standby, fire‑break construction and prepared cloud‑seeding operations to generate artificial rain if conditions permitted. preparations. Joint response teams—including teams from the regional disaster agencies of Probolinggo, Malang and Lumajang, the TNI‑Polri, park officials and local volunteers—created firebreaks and conducted volunteers continued direct suppression. Access suppression, while access to the 2,300‑metre volcano remained limited. Later on 7 August officials reported that the fire had further expanded, with estimates ranging from 125 ha to 176 ha. Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa inspected the Malang and Lumajang districts remained temporarily closed, while routes through Probolinggo and Pasuruan stayed open. Tourist areas such site as Kemplang, Coban Trisula additional BNPB helicopters, drone surveillance and Senduro ground crews were only partially restricted. No deployed. Planned cloud‑seeding and continued water‑bombing aim to curb the spread. Park management suspects the blaze originated from a human‑made fire on the traditional Blok Bantengan trail. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency also noted simultaneous containment of smaller forest and land fires in Sulawesi, Papua and Lombok, but no injuries or casualties have been reported throughout in the Bromo incident.

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  1. 2026-08-08 05:12 UTC Mount Bromo forest fire expands, Indonesia
  2. 2026-08-07 14:17 UTC Mount Bromo forest fire, Indonesia
  3. 2026-08-07 04:35 UTC Mount Bromo forest fire, Indonesia

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