Indonesian Fires Grow Beyond 200,000 Hectares, Report Says
The fires in Indonesia have expanded to more than 200,000 hectares, according to localnews8.com.
2 reports on this incident · first at Sep 9, 2026, 4:28 a.m. ET
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Indonesian Fires Destroy More Than 200,000 Hectares, Report Says
Fires in Indonesia have destroyed more than 200,000 hectares, according to a report from localnews8.com. The fires are described as burning slowly, producing vast amounts of pollution, and being very difficult to extinguish, often smoldering underground as so-called zombie fires.
According to the same report, humans are usually the ones who set off these fires, through activities such as burning land to prepare it for agriculture and plantations. The cause of the current fires has not been determined, and the report does not specify a cause for this particular event.
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