### [2026-10-15](/feed/2026/10/15/index.md)

##### 2026 Indonesia wildfires
# Four people are killed fighting wildfires in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia, after flames and thick smoke trapped them. Two others suffer serious burns. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP](https://www.afp.com/en/four-killed-indonesia-battling-fires-causing-toxic-haze)

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