PEKANBARU - The Manggala Agni team of the Dumai Forest Fire Control Office for the Sumatra Region is still struggling to put out a fire on an area of 70 hectares in Rantau Bais Village, Tanah Putih District, Rokan Hilir Regency, Riau.
Head of the Dalkarhut Regional Office for Sumatra, Ferdian Krisnanto, said that for this location, his party had deployed two Manggala Agni Daops Dumai teams.
The plan, he said, was to add another team considering that the fire had not been resolved in the last few days.
"The estimated area of the Rantai Bais fire is currently around 70 ha. For precision, it will be analyzed based on images after the blackout is completed," he said as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 3.
The current condition in Rantau Bais, he said, is still heavy with scorching heat. A total of two Manggala Agni teams continue to make efforts to block the fire considering that on the side there are wild acacia trees and people's oil palm gardens.
He said the smoke was still thick, while the team was still "chasing the fire head" on the sides of the bush. This requires extra energy even though it has been assisted by the air task force through an air bomber helicopter.
"The middle condition still produces thick smoke, so it takes time to ensure it is completely extinguished. The extinguishing is also assisted by the air task force with the deployment of one helicopter 'water bombing'," he said.
The new location in the fire in Rantau Bais was found on Saturday (30/5). On the first day of handling, the weather was strong and smoky so that the karhutla, which was initially handled by one Manggala Agni Daops Dumai team, was added.
In addition to Rantau Bais, a fire was also detected in Rokan Hilir in Bangko District.
His party deployed a team from the Pekanbaru Daops, which was also almost finished carrying out a fire operation in Kandis District, Siak Regency.
In other areas in Riau Province, land fires also occurred, such as Sokoi Village, Pelalawan Regency, while the latest karhutler appeared on Rupat Island, Bengkalis Regency.
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