# Wildfires reach homes in Indonesia’s Bangka Belitung, damaging over 300 houses

https://mins.news/en/item/96052

- Reuters, 2026-10-12 08:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wildfires-spread-into-residential-areas-indonesias-bangka-belitung-destroying-2026-10-12/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6acc9a99490a5e000125312e

> Forest and land fires in Indonesia’s Bangka Belitung province have reached a densely populated residential area, damaging at least 300 houses and forcing 500 people to evacuate, the local disaster agency said Monday.

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