Peat Land Fires In Mukmuko Have Been Extinguished

Illustration of firefighters/ Photos; IST

JAKARTA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Mukomuko Regency, Bengkulu Province, stated that the joint team has extinguished two locations for peatland fires in this area since the last few days. The Head of the Mukomuko Regency BPBD Emergency Ahmad Hidayat Syah, said that the two locations of the fire were peatlands in Kota Praja Village and land located near the Ministry of Religion with the Kejari housing fence. "The fire of peatlands in Kota Praja Village is smoke because yesterday afternoon it was localized, hopefully not spread, including a land fire near the Kemenang Office has been watered," said Ahmad, ANTARA, Sunday, July 28. The joint team involved in extinguishing the fire from BPBD, Air Maginto Sub-district, Head of the personnel, Koramil and members, Kades Kota Praja, Kasi and Firefighters, and BPBD Task Force. He explained that the peatland fires in Kota Praja Village were localized by means of water that had not yet been burned so that the fire did not spread to unburned land. However, he said, smoke from the remaining peatland fires still existed because there was a possibility that the bottom of peatlands still had hotspots. Furthermore, the team routinely checked to ensure that the fire did not spread to peatlands that were in the burning land.

"Last check in the afternoon, then we will carry out checks to ensure that there are no more land fires in the area," he said. He added that his party together with other team members used water pumps because the location of the fire was difficult to reach using four-wheeled vehicles. Furthermore, he hopes that the peatland fire in Kota Praja Village will not happen again.