Bogor Regent Rudy Susmanto has revealed the origin of the fire that\ntriggered the blaze at the Galuga landfill in Cibungbulang District.\nAccording to him, the fire was sparked on farmland across from the\nlandfill area, not from the active waste piles.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt did not start at the waste disposal site, but in a field or\nagricultural area located directly next to the Galuga landfill,\u201d said\nRudy via the Instagram account @kabupaten.bogor<\/span> on Tuesday\n(8\/9\/2026).<\/p>\n He said the fire emerged from that farmland before spreading to\nseveral old waste disposal areas within the Galuga landfill.<\/p>\n \u201cThe waste that appears to be burning is located at disposal sites\nthat are no longer used by either the Bogor Regency Government or the\nBogor City Government,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n Based on the latest observations at midday, the burned area covered\nfive hectares. He also stated that four hotspots were still being\nextinguished.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are currently four hotspots still alight, which remain the\nfocus of firefighting efforts. The wind is moving eastwards, so this is\nalso a concern for personnel. To anticipate the spread of the fire,\nthree backhoe units have been deployed to dig trenches along the green\nline designated as a protective barrier,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Residents Asked to Evacuate<\/p>\n Earlier, Bogor Deputy Regent Ade Ruhandi (Jaro Ade) called for\nresidents and waste pickers in the Galuga landfill area to be\ntemporarily evacuated. This was necessary following the fire at the\nlandfill, which had been burning since the previous night.<\/p>\n \u201cBut what must be prioritised, after the safety of the public, is the\nsafety of residents, because there are also many waste pickers who need\nto be combed out of the area,\u201d Jaro Ade told reporters.<\/p>\n The previous night, he had still seen several waste pickers at their\ntents. Jaro Ade said the waste pickers needed to be swept from the area\nand evacuated so they would not be endangered.<\/p>\n \u201cOfficers must really clear the area completely. They should return\nhome for now, and houses close to the site should be emptied as quickly\nas possible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Jaro Ade also observed many residents watching the firefighting\noperation. According to him, this somewhat hampered the work of fire\nbrigade personnel.<\/p>\n \u201cMany residents were watching, so some access routes for fire brigade\nofficers to reach the location were obstructed by the many motorcycles\nparked by people watching the fire. This needs to be communicated to the\npublic,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
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