7 Hectares Of Land Burned In Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra Has Been Extinguished, The Police Carry Out An Investigation

7 hectares of land in Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra Province burned (Photo: BNPB Public Relations)

JAKARTA - 7 hectares of land in the Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra Province, caught fire. However, now the joint task force has succeeded in extinguishing the hotspots. This task force consists of elements of BPBD, Manggala Agni, TNI, Polri, and the community.

"To this day, BPBD Ogan Ilir reports that all of the hotspots have been extinguished," said Acting Head of BNPB Disaster Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari in his statement, Friday, July 30.

Abdul Muhari said that the police were now investigating the cause of the land fire. "Police officers are still investigating the cause of the fire at the three points," he said.

Abdul Muhari explained that the location of the burned area was widespread in three villages spread over three sub-districts, namely Salatiga Village in Indralaya District, Lubuk Keliat Village in Lubuk Keliat District and Sungai Rambutan Village in North Indrala District.

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Ogan Ilir Regency reported that the area of forest and land fires (karhutla) in North Indralaya District was wider than in Lubuk Keliat District and Indralaya District.

Abdul Muhari continued, trying to extinguish this fire using jet shutters, spray nozzles and helicopters supported by BNPB.

"The officers used water from the canal to extinguish the forest and land fires. The task force immediately carried out cooling or mopping up after extinguishing the burned area," he explained.

Although it was successfully extinguished, it turned out that the officers had experienced problems. Obstacles encountered in the field are locations that are difficult to reach because there are swamps that must be crossed.

Then, this morning, the joint task force also carried out field checks and wetting around the hotspots to minimize the appearance of fires from areas that had been extinguished.