# Four killed as Indonesia battles its worst forest fires in more than a decade

https://mins.news/en/item/102588

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-16 05:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/16/four-killed-as-indonesia-battles-worst-forest-fires-in-more-than-a-decade?traffic_source=rss

> Four people fighting a wildfire in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java were killed, Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry said; two others suffered serious burns. Jakarta says it will accept help from neighbouring countries. The fires have spread beyond Indonesia, sending haze across the region.

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