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Wildfire in Indonesia’s Mount Bromo National Park kills 4 firefighters

Mongabay20 October 2026, 11:16 UTCIndonesia

MALANG, Indonesia — Four people were killed on Oct. 15 as they fought to contain a wildfire in the east of Java Island at the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, a complex of active volcanoes and one of Indonesia’s best-known tourism destinations. The fire took place by a savanna and hillside in a crater visited […]

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