Karhutla In Banjarbaru Causes Stung Smoke Fog On Jalan Ahmad Yani

Smog fog allegedly caused by forest and land fires (karhutla) appeared in the area of Jalan Ahmad Yani, Runtas Ulin, Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Friday (25/7/2025) in the early hours of the morning.

BANJARBARU - Smog fog caused by forest and land fires (karhutla) appeared in the area of Ahmad Yani Street, West Ulin Land, Liang Anggang District, Banjarbaru City, South Kalimantan, in the early hours of Friday, July 25.

"I thought it was dew, but the smell was pungent like smoke from the fire, at first I thought it was dew," said one of the passing motorists, Muhammad Rifki, quoted by ANTARA.

Rifki, who crossed Jalan Ahmad Yani, admitted that he saw clear smoke in the area of Jalan Ahmad Yani, West Ulin. Meanwhile, in other areas after crossing 3 kilometers, smoke is not very clear.

Previously, on Thursday (24/7) afternoon, forest and land fires occurred in Landasan Ulin District, about six kilometers south, precisely in the Antasari State Islamic University (UIN) Banjarbaru area.

At that time, forest and land fires also occurred in Pengayuan, South Ulin Land, about seven kilometers from the point of smog that appeared on Jalan Ahmad Yani Banjarbaru.

The Regional Disaster Management Agency of South Kalimantan Province (BPBD Kalsel) handled forest and land fires (karhutla) at these two points.

Member of the Disaster Management Agency (TKB) of South Kalimantan BPBD Muhammad Rijali in Banjarbaru, Thursday (24/7), said information on forest and land fires on the South Ulin Runway was received at around 14:16 WITA, while on Central Ulin Runway at around 14:41 WITA.

"Banjarbaru BPBD officers are able to handle forest and land fires quickly on the South Ulin Runway, while joint city and provincial officers are still handling it on the Central Ulin Runway, precisely in the UIN Antasari Campus area," he said.

Monitoring in the field, the smog on Jalan Ahmad Yani with smoke spreading on the road is about four kilometers. If you pass towards Syamsudin Noor International Airport, Banjarbaru is about 4.5 kilometers, smoke is not very visible in the airport area.

The fog was smelled with a pungent aroma like smoke emanating from a fire. The smoke fog is thought to have originated from a land fire that occurred the day before, which was in the southern part of the smog.