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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edna Tarigan

Fire burns 60 hectares in Indonesia’s Mount Bromo National Park

Indonesia Wildfire - (BNPB via AP)

A fire destroyed 60 hectares (148 acres) of land in the Mount Bromo area in a national park in Java, Indonesia’s most populous island, since Monday, officials said on Thursday.

The burning area, equivalent to more than 80 soccer fields, is located within the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, one of the most popular tourist destinations in East Java Province.

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