Water bombing used on Surakarta’s Putri Cempo landfill fire
An NBO-105 light, multirole, twin-engine helicopter with a water capacity of some 9,000 liters from the Yogyakarta Police was used for water bombing.
A light, multirole, twin-engine helicopter from the Yogyakarta Police was utilized for water bombing at the Putri Cempo landfill fire in Surakarta, Central Java. The blaze, which had been ongoing since Wednesday, prompted the deployment of the NBO-105 helicopter on Friday around 10:06 a.m. The aircraft commenced the initial phase of water bombing from the north side towards Block C on the eastern side.
As of 11:13 a.m., a total of 12 water bombing sorties had been conducted with a 4-minute interval between each sortie. The Surakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) confirmed the helicopter belonged to the Yogyakarta Police. The aerial intervention is set to continue throughout the day. Ground fire extinguishing efforts on the east side of Block C were paused during the water bombing to allow the helicopter to effectively target areas inaccessible via ground routes.
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