{
  "id": 15682984,
  "title": "Guthrie denies being behind Indonesian forest fires",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/guthrie-nafi-cetus-kebakaran-hutan-di-indonesia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T01:56:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/20/guthrie-nafi-cetus-kebakaran-hutan-di-indonesia"
  },
  "original_language": "it",
  "account": "Guthrie denies reports that its subsidiary or employees sparked forest fires in Indonesia, saying the allegations are not supported by strong evidence. The company states that recent on-site inspections found no active fires at its plantations in the country and that several linked companies are not owned by Guthrie. Guthrie has taken various preventive measures, including real-time water level monitoring and a fire prevention program with the community, and has had a strict no-burning policy since 1985. The company's Indonesian subsidiary, Minamas Plantation, has 67 firefighting teams with 1,005 trained members.",
  "summary": "The palm oil company said a recent on-the-ground inspection did not detect any active fires at its plantations in the neighbouring country.",
  "key_points": [
    "Guthrie denies starting Indonesian forest fire, calls accusations unsupported",
    "Company's subsidiary Minamas Plantation has 67 fire-fighting units",
    "Guthrie emphasizes preventive measures, not responsibility for fire"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Guthrie's rebuttal highlights how inaccurate ownership data and outdated mapping can misidentify corporate responsibility during environmental crises, complicating the accountability process for major landholders in Indonesia.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Guthrie denies being responsible for forest fires in Indonesia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/guthrie-nafi-cetus-kebakaran-hutan-di-indonesia-15688556",
        "published": "2026-10-20T01:56:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}