The fire in the Mount Arjuno-Welirang area has spread across\nPasuruan, Mojokerto and Batu. Dozens of hotspots were still being\ndetected on Tuesday morning as joint teams worked to extinguish\nthem.<\/p>\n
\u201cYesterday there were more than 100 hotspots. This morning\u2019s update\nputs the number at 70, but the figures are still highly volatile. The\nnumber of hotspots may change depending on conditions on the ground,\u201d\nsaid Agustiningtyas Marini, head of the Raden Soerjo Grand Forest Park\nTechnical Management Unit, as reported by detikJatim on Tuesday (20\nOctober 2026).<\/p>\n
Marini, who is known as Tyas, said teams from the forest ranger unit,\nRaden Soerjo Grand Forest Park, Manggala Agni, the Regional Disaster\nManagement Agency (BPBD), the Indonesian Military and National Police,\nas well as volunteers, had been deployed from several locations to fight\nthe fires on foot.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople have gone up from several points, together with local\nresidents and volunteers, to tackle the fires. They are beating them out\nwith branches and creating firebreaks to stop flames in areas that are\ndifficult to reach from spreading,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She added that many volunteers and personnel wanted to assist\ndirectly in the field. However, the number of people allowed to enter\nthe area was being strictly limited, and they had to have the necessary\nskills.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are many personnel involved: 30 people have set out from one\npoint and 50 from another. There is no shortage of manpower or\nenthusiasm, but their skills and abilities need to be considered because\nwe are concerned about a repeat of what happened at Bromo,\u201d Tyas\nadded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/wildfire-in-mount-arjuno-welirang-spreads-with-70-fire-hotspots-1792479107", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }