A wildfire in Indonesia’s Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park traps firefighters and volunteers, killing four people. Reports say two of the dead are park officers, while ABC News and The Independent also report that two other people suffer severe burns.
Outlets describe the incident as unfolding in East Java on Thursday, with thick smoke and fast-moving flames contributing to responders being overwhelmed. Channel NewsAsia and Free Malaysia Today characterize the group as being overtaken while battling the blaze.
While the accounts differ slightly in emphasis—some focus on smoke and the risk of being trapped, others on how quickly the fire spreads—all sources describe the same core outcome: four fatalities during firefighting operations in the national park, alongside injuries to others.