Joint Teamjibaku Extinguished Forest And Land Fires Near Settlements In OKI South Sumatra

Children witnessed the process of extinguishing forest and land fires at Ogan Ilir's mouth right in the East Cross Road area of Palembang Indralaya. (Between/M Imam Pramana)

OGAN KOMERING ILIR - Dozens of joint personnel from Manggala Agni and BPBD assisted by the National Police and the TNI are struggling to extinguish forest and land fires (karhutla) near the settlements of residents of Pemulutan, Ogan Ilir (OI), South Sumatra.

Head of Manggala Agni Daops 14 Sumatra Banyuasin Mauludin said as many as 20 personnel plus 10 personnel from BPBD and police officers and the TNI were deployed to extinguish the forest and land fires that occurred at Ogan Ilir's mouth right in the East Cross Road area of Palembang Indralaya.

The forest and land fires that occurred were quite close to residential areas, but fortunately the fire was not too big so the officers managed to extinguish the fire easily.

Although the fire was not too big, the officers were overwhelmed because the fire was quite close to residential areas, fortunately there were many water channels around the fire site so that it would not make it difficult to operate the blackout.

"Alhamdulillah, now the fire has been extinguished, with the help of a water bomber helicopter," said Mauludin, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, October 9.

The cause of the fire is thought to be because the person is not responsible. Until now, the area of the fire area is still not predictable.

Monitoring at the location of the blackout process became a spectacle for the surrounding community, from children to adults. They seemed enthusiastic about watching water bombing helicopters passing by without worrying about the forest and land fires.*