00:02Indonesia closed Mount Bromo National Park in East Java to all tourist activities as a wildfire that has been burning
00:09since Monday expanded across the volcano's caldera.
00:12Its park operator said the closure took effect on Saturday evening for an undetermined period, with the fire having burned
00:19about 176 hectares, up from around 60 hectares on Thursday.
00:24Mount Bromo is a popular tourist destination known for its vast sea of sand caldera.
00:30The park operator said the closure was necessary to protect visitors, staff and nearby residents, while allowing ticket holders to
00:38reschedule their visits or request refunds.
00:41East Java's Disaster Mitigation Agency said authorities were deploying water-bombing helicopters and water-spraying drones to help contain the
00:50fire.
00:51Authorities have not yet determined the cause of the fire and no casualties have been reported.
01:00Such this is the recognition of the fire was
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