Drought Affects 5,574 Banggai Islands Residents, Fire in Luwu Hasn't Been Extinguished

The fire in the Luwu mountains is hampered by steep terrain

In Luwu Regency, a fire on Saturday (7/11) engulfed around six hectares of residents' plantation land in the Buntu Kamiri Mountains area. The affected areas include Padang Sappa Village, Ponrang District, and Sampano Village, South Larompong District.

According to the BNPB report, dry land conditions and strong winds accelerated the spread of the fire. The steep mountainous terrain means that BPBD, firefighters, TNI and the community carry out manual extinguishing and cooling.

The fire in Sampano Village was successfully extinguished on Saturday at 19.20 WITA. However, as of Saturday evening, the fire was still burning in the Mount Buntu Kamiri area. Further handling requires support from firefighting equipment and personal protective equipment for officers.

Fires were also reported in three other areas in Sulawesi. Around two hectares of land burned in Parigi Moutong, four hectares in Kendari, and one hectare in Bombana. The fires at all three locations have reportedly been extinguished.

Specifically for the incident in Baruga Village, Kendari, BNPB said the fire was triggered by land burning activities by the land owner. This information applies to the incident, not as an explanation of the causes of all forest and land fires in the report.

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