Six people have died in forest and land fires in the Bromo Tengger\nSemeru National Park (TNBTS) area of East Java.<\/p>\n
The latest death was recorded on Friday (23 October), when a victim\ndied from burn injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr Suraji, a security worker at Artotel PT Mitra Indo Permai, who\nhad been receiving intensive treatment after taking part in efforts to\nextinguish the fire in the Bromo area, passed away today at around 12\nnoon Western Indonesian Time,\u201d TNBTS head Rudijanta Tjahja Nugraha said\non Friday.<\/p>\n
Rudijanta said Suraji died after receiving intensive care. He had\ntried to put out the fire at the Tengger Laut Pasir Resort, in the\nCemorolawang section of Probolinggo regency.<\/p>\n
Suraji\u2019s death adds to the number of personnel killed in the fire\nthat has affected the Bromo conservation area since 15 October.<\/p>\n
Five others had died earlier while fighting the fire at Pusung\nLingker, Probolinggo. They were TNBTS staff members Sukaris, 55, and\nHendra Rony Wagiyanata, 33; hotel employees Wisnu Yuda Pratama, 25, and\nSefriel Ardiansyah, 19; and Munawi, 44, a member of the Forest Ranger\nPartner Community (MMP).<\/p>\n
Forest and land fires that have recently affected several parts of\nIndonesia have also claimed lives elsewhere.<\/p>\n
A 60-year-old man identified by the initials LJ died from burns when\na fire swept through a plantation area on Jalan Anggur in Sidodadi ward,\nSamarinda, East Kalimantan, on 13 October.<\/p>\n
The victim and local residents had initially tried to put out the\nfire themselves to stop it spreading to nearby homes.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn initial examination by the medical team confirmed that the victim\ndied from serious burns and exposure to extreme heat,\u201d Samarinda Ulu\nPolice chief AKP Asriadi Jafar said, as quoted by Antara.<\/p>\n
Media have also reported the deaths of personnel and residents who\nwere trying to tackle forest and land fires.<\/p>\n
Detik reported that Akhmad Rizani, head of the Jekan Raya District\nFire Response Team (TSAK) in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, also\ndied after battling a blaze.<\/p>\n
The 53-year-old died on 27 August after being found curled up in pain\nfollowing efforts to extinguish a land fire on Jalan Rungan, behind the\nJekan Raya district office.<\/p>\n
Children have also been among the victims of Indonesia\u2019s forest and\nland fires, alongside volunteers and firefighters. The BBC reported that\nat least three children in Kalimantan had died as a result of the\nhaze.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/six-dead-in-bromo-forest-and-land-fires-1792806671", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }