Air Quality Around Jatiwaringin Landfill Remains Unhealthy, Residents Advised to Wear Masks

The Ministry of Environment (KLH) is monitoring air quality at the site of the Jatiwaringin landfill fire in Tangerang Regency, Banten. The KLH has deployed two air quality monitoring vehicles and three portable devices. “Yes, we are monitoring the air quality,” said the KLH’s Director General of Law Enforcement, Rasio Ridho Sani, on Monday (6/6/2026). Ridho revealed the results of the air quality monitoring, noting a decrease in 2.5-micrometre pollutant particles on the fifth day of the fire. “Compared to the second day, on the fifth day there was a decrease in the concentration of 2.5-micrometre particles, PM 2.5, in the air at the fire location,” he said. Despite the reduction in pollution particles, air quality at several points remains unhealthy. He urged the public not to approach the location and to continue wearing masks when outdoors. “However, we ask residents around the location affected by the smoke to continue wearing masks. If there are health problems, immediately go to the nearest health post, because at several points the air quality is still unhealthy,” he stated. He added that there has been a reduction in fire hotspots and that extinguishing efforts are ongoing. “In the field, a decrease in burning points is also visible due to the intensity of aerial firefighting by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) via water bombing, surface firefighting by the fire brigade, and deep-seated fire extinguishing by Manggala Agni,” he added. The fire at the Jatiwaringin landfill in Tangerang Regency, Banten, has been burning since Tuesday (30/6). The Tangerang Regency Government has declared a state of emergency as the fire spread. The BNPB previously recorded that 40 per cent of the burned area at the Jatiwaringin landfill had been extinguished. Officers are still working to put out the remainder. “Currently, 40 per cent of the burned area has been extinguished and cooling is underway. Ground and aerial firefighting efforts are still being carried out for the 60 per cent of the burned area that is not yet extinguished, although it is under control,” said the Head of the BNPB’s Data, Information and Disaster Communication Centre, Abdul Muhari, in a statement on Sunday. He explained that two helicopters are currently being used to fight the fire, with the number set to increase to four tomorrow. “The BNPB will add two water-bombing helicopter units, bringing the total to four, which will be repositioned tomorrow to accelerate the extinguishing efforts,” he said.