BROMO ON FIRE

SMOKES billowing from the fire-gutted forests and land on the slope of Mount Bromo as seen from the Jemplang Post, Malang, East Java, September 9. According to data from the East Java Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), the extent of the forest and land fires that have occurred since August 30 is approximately 274 hectares, and it is suspected that the cause of the fire was triggered by the use of flares or lights for the pre-wedding photo shoot of visitors. As a result of the fire incident, the manager of the wedding organizer has been named as a suspect. ANTARA/Muhammad Mada