{
  "id": 434333,
  "title": "Indonesia’s Mount Bromo wildfire put out but new fires threaten in unusually dry season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/indonesias-mount-bromo-wildfire-put-out-but-new-fires-threaten-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T03:42:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3363481/indonesias-mount-bromo-wildfire-put-out-new-fires-threaten-unusually-dry-season"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A wildfire in Mount Bromo National Park, located in East Java, Indonesia, has been extinguished, according to a disaster mitigation agency official on Monday. However, new hotspots have emerged near the caldera, covering approximately 20 hectares. Mount Bromo, an active volcano and a popular tourist destination, is known for its \"sand sea\" caldera and is situated within a national park that spans over 50,000 hectares. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but authorities suspect it was caused by human carelessness. Over 120 personnel, including three water-bombing helicopters, drones, and fire trucks, were deployed to control the fires around the caldera. The park was closed since Saturday evening due to the incident, and this closure will remain in effect until further notice. There have been no reported casualties. The Bromo fire has occurred during an unusually dry season, which has been exacerbated by strong winds and extremely dry vegetation. Indonesia's Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency noted that El Nino weather patterns, combined with seasonal dry winds from Australia, have heightened the risk of fires across parts of the country. Forest fires on Sumatra and Borneo islands also frequently break out during dry spells, often initiated illegally by plantation owners or traditional farmers for land clearance, occasionally blanketing large areas of Southeast Asia in hazardous haze.",
  "summary": "A fire in Indonesia’s Mount Bromo National Park in East Java that burnt 550 hectares (1,360 acres) has been extinguished, according to an official on Monday, but there are new hotspots near the caldera. Gatot Soebroto, head of the local disaster mitigation agency, said authorities had found new fires in areas around the caldera covering some 20 hectares. Mount Bromo is an active volcano, and is a…",
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  "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."
}