Fire burns through Ciremai forest

Fire burns through Ciremai forest

KUNINGAN, West Java: Fire burned through on Monday hundreds of
hectares of pine forest on the slopes of Mount Ciremai spanning
Mandirancang and Cilimus districts in Kuningan regency, West
Java. No fatalities have been reported in the incident.

The forest fire is thought to have been caused by local
villagers who used the slash-and-burn method to clear their land.

Maman Sukirman, an official of Mt. Ciremai Observation Post in
Sampora subdistrict, Cilimus, said the fire was first spotted in
Trijaya subdistrict, then spread quickly to other areas. -- JP