Day 8 of Galuga Landfill Fire: Remaining Burned Area Less Than 1 Hectare
The fire at the Galuga Landfill (TPAS) in Bogor has not yet been fully extinguished today. Out of a total 8.4 hectares (ha) of the affected area, 0.4 สhectares of burned land currently remain.
“The progress is quite positive; although the fire expanded beyond predictions on the second day, thankfully it is now under control. From the total 8.4 hectares impacted, approximately 0.48 hectares remain today,” said Bogor Deputy Mayor Jenal Mutaqin to reporters on Monday (14/09/2026).
“This means that from day 1 to day 8, there has been continuous progress in managing the increasing and decreasing impacts following the Galuga Landfill fire,” he added.
Firefighting operations have been conducted 24 hours a day since the first day, involving the Bogor Regency Government, the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), the National Police (Polri), and volunteers. Various methods have been employed during the process, ranging from water bombing by the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) and the deployment of heavy machinery to the creation of reservoirs and the use of thermal drones to monitor hotspots beneath the mounds of waste.
“Hopefully, on this eighth day, the results will continue to improve so that we can proceed with the cooling process immediately,” he said.
It was previously reported that Regent Rudy Susmanto stated that maximum efforts are being made up to the eighth day of fire management at the Galuga Landfill in Bogor, West Java. The management is targeted to be completed before the groundbreaking ceremony for waste-to-energy and fuel oil processing.
“We are striving to have the fire fully extinguished before 17 September 2026, as we will be conducting the groundbreaking for waste processing into electrical energy, as well as the groundbreaking for pyrolysis, which is the processing of waste into fuel oil,” said Rudy.
Rudy mentioned that the extinguishing process has been carried out 24 hours a day since the start of the incident by a joint team from the Bogor City and Regency Governments, TNI, and Polri. Several water reservoirs or ponds have been constructed at the edges of the waste piles using tarpaulins to bring water sources closer to the fire points and facilitate the spraying process.
“Today, we are also bringing the water sources closer by creating several water reservoirs within the Galuga Landfill,” said Rudy.
Rudy added that officers are using thermal drones to monitor the distribution of hotspots buried under the waste piles. Officers have also been deployed to patrol and anticipate any triggers for fire around the Galuga Landfill.
“Before we deploy to the field, these drones fly once every hour. We can see the thermal readings of the areas we have handled—whether they appear red, yellow, or green. We only intervene when they are red; once they turn green, we move on,” said Rudy.