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Wildfires Continue Across Four Mountain Areas in East Java
Wildfires are still burning in four mountain areas in East Java, Indonesia, as of Monday, October 19.
The affected areas include Mount Bromo, Mount Sigiran, Mount Ringgit and mountains in Situbondo.
The fire at Mount Bromo has burned 75.37 hectares since it began near Bukit Kembang on October 15.
Four members of a joint response team have died there, and two others were seriously injured.
Strong winds are driving the flames outward, while steep, difficult terrain makes some fires hard to reach.
Crews are fighting fires where they can, creating firebreaks and monitoring areas that cannot be reached safely.
Response teams will continue their efforts, though fires and hotspots remain active.
Wildfires remained active on 19 October across four mountain areas in East Java.
The fires were reported at Mount Bromo, Mount Sigiran, Mount Ringgit and the mountain area in Situbondo.
The Bromo fire had burned 75.37 hectares, and strong winds were helping the flames spread.
Firefighters faced steep, difficult terrain that limited access to some hotspots.
Earlier fires in the Bromo area killed four joint-response personnel and seriously injured two others.
- Who
- Joint-response teams, including East Java disaster officials, are tackling the fires.
- What
- Wildfires continued across four mountain areas. The Bromo fire had burned 75.37 hectares.
- When
- The fires were still active on 19 October 2026; the Bromo fire began on 15 October.
- Where
- Mount Bromo, Mount Sigiran, Mount Ringgit in the Arjuno-Welirang area, and the mountain area in Situbondo, East Java.
- Why
- Strong winds were spreading the flames, while steep and hard-to-reach terrain made firefighting difficult.
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The fire that began at Bukit Kembang in the Bromo area was reported to have started.
A fire was detected at Mount Ringgit.
Fires were still active across four mountain areas in East Java.
- Burned area at Bromo
- 75.37 hectares
- Deaths in earlier Bromo-area fires
- 4 joint-response personnel
- Serious injuries in earlier Bromo-area fires
- 2 people
- Situbondo
- 3 fire points reported in the Tamankursi area
What people are saying
Current conditions still include smoke plumes and fairly large flames. The main obstacle in the field is the strong wind, so the fire spreads quickly. Joint teams will continue firefighting efforts in the Bromo area.
We cannot carry out manual firefighting because the fire’s location is difficult to reach and the terrain is steep.
Hotspots and flames are still being observed in the Mount Ringgit area.