Wildfire in the Padang Sugihan OKI Wildlife Sanctuary

Aerial photo of thick smoke rising from the burning forest in the Padang Sugihan Wildlife Reserve (SM), Air Sugihan District, Ogan Komering Ilir Regency (OKI), South Sumatra, Thursday (10/9/2026). The South Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) recorded that the area of the Padang Sugihan SM forest burned from August 26 to September 6, 2026, reached 2,300 hectares, with 90 hectares still burning. Meanwhile, fire handling involved 24 personnel from Manggala Agni Daops Sumatera XIV-Banyuasin, personnel from BKO Manggala Agni Daops Sumatera IX-Jambi, the Fire Care Community (MPA), as well as five BKO personnel each from the Ujung Kulon National Park Agency and the Bukit Duabelas National Park Agency. ANTARA FOTO/Nova Wahyudi/tom.

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