TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - At least 20 hectares of land was set on fire in Nilam Dusun Dua Trench, Pulau Muda village, Teluk Meranti subdistrict, Pelalawan district, Riau Province.
"This empty land belongs to Pulau Muda village. Ini lahan kosong milik Pemerintah Desa Pulau Muda. The police are still investigating the identity of the arsonist," Riau Police spokesperson Kombes Pol Guntur Aryo Tejo said in Pekanbaru on Sunday (12/3).
Personnels of the police, the military, a group of people who are careful with fire (Masyarakat Peduli Api) and firemen of Arara Abadi forestry company have been trying to put out the fire, which started on Saturday (11/3).
The fire was found as Pulau Muda police Adj. First Insp. Samosir and a team from PT Arara Abadi conducted a joint patrol by using a drone.
"The effort to put out the fire is inhibited by bad weather and it will be continued this morning," Guntur added.
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