Forest Fire at Padang Sugihan Wildlife Sanctuary, OKI

Aerial photo showing towering smoke from forest fires in the Padang Sugihan Wildlife Sanctuary (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 SM Padang Sugihan forest burned between August 26 and September 6, 2026, reached 2,300 hectares, with 90 hectares still ablaze. Meanwhile, the wildfire handling involves 24 personnel from Manggala Agni Daops Sumatra XIV-Banyuasin, personnel from BKO Manggala Agni Daops Sumatra IX-Jambi, the Fire Concerned Community (MPA), as well as five personnel each from BKO of the Ujung Kulon National Park Agency and the Bukit Duabelas National Park Agency. ANTARA FOTO/Nova Wahyudi/tom.

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