Karhutla Returns to Banjar Regency, Blackouts are Constrained by Access and Water

GARISBUMI.com – MARTAPURA, GARISBUMI.com | Forest and land fires (karhutla) were reported again in at least five locations in Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan, Tuesday (3/11/2026), after several days of subsiding following rain. In Penggalaman Village, officers faced access that was impassable to four-wheeled vehicles and the absence of water sources around the fire spot.

According to information from the Banjar Regency Government, fire reports were received from noon to evening. The burned vegetation included bushes, dry rice fields and rice straw left over from the harvest.

This incident shows the need to maintain vigilance after rain, especially in areas that still have dry vegetation.

It took almost two hours to extinguish the fire in Penggalaman

In Penggalaman Village, West Martapura District, the fire burned around 0.5 hectares of dry bushes behind the Red and White Village Cooperative.

A joint team from the Banjar Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) from the West Martapura Command Post was deployed to carry out the extinguishing. The fire was successfully controlled and extinguished after almost two hours of handling.

"Access cannot be passed by four wheels and there is no water source," said Aminullah in a report quoted by the Banjar Regency Government.