39 Rangers Were Deployed, Fire On Rinca Island In Komodo National Park Area Was Successfully Extinguished

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LABUAN BAJO - The fire that occurred on Rinca Island in the Komodo National Park (BTNK) area, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) was successfully extinguished.

"There were 32 rangers who were dispatched to the location and this morning there were seven additional rangers," said Head of BTNK Lukita Awang, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, November 3.

When extinguishing the fire, the rangers were assisted by 11 residents of Rinca/Kerora. A total of 50 personnel who tried to extinguish the fire at the fire site.

Lukita said the officers had carried out a re-comb to make sure there were no embers left. There are no more fires at the location until this afternoon, while the Komodo dragons are in a safe condition.

Meanwhile, BTNK is still investigating the exact cause of the fire. It is suspected that the fire occurred due to very hot weather accompanied by wind at the location of the fire.

The fire occurred on Rinca Island which is included in the Komodo National Park area in West Manggarai, NTT. The savanna fire occurred on Rinca Island at the northern or western tip.

Lukita received information about the fire from BTNK's internal officers at 3 p.m. WITA, Tuesday, November 2.