Wildfire kills four and injures two in Indonesia's Mount Bromo park

The short version

• Four people died and two were seriously burned after a wildfire trapped a 12-member firefighting team in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.[Associated Press]
• The victims included national park personnel, community fire brigade members and local volunteers.[Associated Press]
• Police are investigating the deaths, including whether negligence or criminal wrongdoing contributed.[Associated Press]
• Indonesia's Forestry Ministry recorded 799 hotspots nationwide as of Thursday evening, up from 372 a day earlier.[Associated Press]

Key facts

• Four people died and two others suffered severe burns while battling a wildfire in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java.[Associated Press]
• The victims were part of a 12-member firefighting team trying to contain the fire on Thursday, according to East Java police spokesperson Jules Abraham Abast.[Associated Press]
• Rescuers found three people dead and three others with severe burns at an evacuation point, and one injured person later died during treatment.[Associated Press]
• Probolinggo police chief Asmida Rizki Siregar said authorities completed the evacuation late Thursday and launched an investigation into the deaths.[Associated Press]
• Indonesia's Forestry Ministry recorded 799 hotspots nationwide as of Thursday evening, up from 372 a day earlier.[Associated Press]

Sources

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• Wildfire traps firefighters and volunteers in Indonesia’s Mount Bromo national park, killing 4Associated Press · Wire: associated-press
• Four killed as Indonesia battles worst forest fires in more than a decadeAl Jazeera
• Wildfire traps firefighters and volunteers in Indonesia national park, killing 4ABC News - International
• Wildfire kills 4 firefighters in Indonesia's Mount Bromo national parkDeutsche Welle