Jati Forest In Baluran Situbondo National Park Burns

The teak forest fire in the Baluran Situbondo National Park area, East Java. Sunday (11/6/2023). BETWEEN/HO-BPBD Situbondo

SITUBONDO - A teak forest in the Baluran National Park area, Situbondo Regency, East Java, Sunday (11/6) night, caught fire. The fire was extinguished by officers after almost two hours later.

The Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Situbondo Regency, Sruwi Hartanto, explained that the teak forest fire in the Baluran National Park area of Sumberwaru Village, Banyuputih District, occurred at around 21.30 WIB.

"The forest fire that we received at around 20.30 WIB, after receiving information from officers from the BPBD, the location and fire were successfully extinguished at 21.40 WIB," Sruwi said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, June 12.

A teak forest fire occurred in the Pengarengan Block, Watunumpuk RPTN. The teak and twigs and shrubs that started to dry up this year's dry season made the fire spread quickly.

"Alhamdulillah, the fire has been extinguished. This forest fire comes from the existence of dry teak leaves, shrubs and grass that begin to dry because there is no rain," said Sruwi.

According to Sruwi, the fire of teak forests in the Baluran National Park area was obtained information from the public, and then BPBD together with firefighters went straight to the location.

"As soon as they received the fire information, the Balan National Park officers together with the SPTN W II fire department arrived at the Pengarengan Block at around 21.45 WIB," he added.

To extinguish the fire of teak forests in the Baluran National Park area, Sruwi added, the fire was extinguished manually using akepyokdanjet shooter, so that the fire did not spread to other areas.

"Regarding the cause of forest fires, it is still unclear," he said.