# Indonesia closes East Java national park as wildfire spreads

https://mins.news/en/item/17469

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-09 13:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/9/indonesia-closes-national-park-in-east-java-as-wildfire-expands?traffic_source=rss

> Indonesia has closed a national park in East Java as a wildfire near Mount Bromo continues to grow. Firefighters are struggling to contain the blaze in dense forest and on steep terrain. The difficult landscape is complicating efforts to battle the expanding fire.

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