Batu: A huge wildfire ravaged forest area on the slope of Mount Panderman in Batu, East Java, on Sunday evening but the disaster did not harm anyone because all mountaineers had safely arrived at the mountain's observation post, according to local authorities.
Head of Batu's Disaster Mitigation Agency's Emergency and Logistics Unit Achmad Choirur Rochim said here on Monday that the latest report of Mt Panderman's Observation Post authority had confirmed that wildfire did not harm the lives of climbers.
"According to the latest report released by Mount Panderman's Observation Post authority at 10 p.m. local time, none of climbers remains at the mountain's climbing tracks when the fire is engulfing the forest," Rochim said.
Two latest mountaineers who reached the observation post were Much. Adnan Fanani and Firgiawan Listanto. Both are residents of Mojokerto District, he said.
Rochim said the wildfire started burning the forest area of Mt Panderman's slope, located 2,045 meters above the sea level, at around 07:45 p.m. local time. After receiving report on the wildfire, a preparation for extinguishing the fire was made.
In the firefighting mission, the local disaster mitigation agency coordinated with representatives of a state-owned forestry firm (Perhutani), police, military, and rural forestry community institution (LMDH), he said.
The agency also sent all personnel who would get involved in the firefighting operation to Toyomerto Hamlet of Pesanggrahan Village on Sunday evening, where they discussed strategies to put out the wildfire, he said. (Antara)
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