Hundreds of hectares of Protected Forest Land Burned
By admin at 17 January, 2010, 11:41 am
Hundreds of hectares of protected forest land Pulai River that lies between the City diperbatasan Tanjungpinang and Bintan regency, Riau Islands province (Riau Islands), burning, Sunday (17/1/2010).
The fire happened at about 13:30 pm It happened very quickly. Flames large enough due to hot weather and winds blowing hard enough.
Seven fire engines unit Tanjungpinang City and Province of Riau Islands are lowered to extinguish these flames can not do much, because the wind is very strong and can not reach hotspots located amid forests.
“We are difficult to extinguish the flames, the wind is very strong and the car plus the fire could not reach the fire,” said the Head Office of PP Satpol Tanjungpinang, while leading the team Agustiawarman firefighters to the fire.
Firefighters could only put out the fire that had almost entered the forest area of the part used as a residential community.
Pulai River water reservoirs, also covered with thick smoke from the fire. This time the flames had spread on the outskirts of reservoirs and nearly reached the office taps near the dam.
We have the team continue to hold fire flames widespread. Dozens of residents diperbatasan road users Tanjungpinang City and County Bintan is also briefly stopped because of thick smoke blocked.
Most trees planted Riau Islands provincial government or city government in the greening program Tanjungpinang one man one tree was also burned down.
“It is estimated that there are people who burn trash when cleaning graves, due to wind, causing widespread fires that have reached hundreds of hectares,” he said.
According to Agustiawarman, based on information from residents, the fire started from the cemetery area residents who are amid the protected forest area.
The firefighter who assisted the residents put out the fire with branches, so as not to extend it kepemukiman citizens.Some of the firemen was on guard with the community and participate extinguish the fire which started spreading the effect kepemukiman wind.
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