Bromo Fire Crisis Amid Dry Season | Tulsa News

Tulsa News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 9, 2026 · 1m

Indonesia’s Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is shut down as firefighters, soldiers, and volunteers battle a raging wildfire fueled by dry conditions and steep volcanic terrain. This isn’t an isolated incident—fires are spreading across the archipelago, including Central Java and West Java’s Mount Gede Pangrango, driven by El Niño, strong winds, and bone-dry vegetation. Many blazes stem from illegal land clearing, creating hazardous haze that blankets Southeast Asia. With air support and relentless ground crews, authorities are racing to contain the flames amid worsening weather and rugged…