JAKARTA—A fire in Indonesia’s Mount Bromo National Park in East Java that burnt 550 hectares (1,360 acres) has been extinguished, an official said on Monday, but there are new hotspots near the caldera.
The fire, which started on Aug. 3, had affected 550 hectares as of Sunday and had been fully extinguished, Gatot Soebroto, head of the local disaster mitigation agency, told Reuters.
Gatot said authorities had found new fires in areas around the caldera covering some 20 hectares.
Mount Bromo is an active volcano, and is a popular tourist destination and best known for its “sand sea” caldera. The national park covers over 50,000 hectares….
Fire Near Indonesia’s Mount Bromo Extinguished After 550 Hectares Burnt, but New Hotspots Emerge
