Mataram, Oct. 17 -- A wildfire swept through the Mount Rinjani National Park (TNGR) area in Gelogor Paok, Sembalun Lawang Village, East Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara, burning about 10 hectares of land before firefighters managed to contain the blaze.

According to the TNGR Office, the fire broke out on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at around 3:45 p.m. Central Indonesia Time.

Head of the TNGR Office in West Nusa Tenggara, Yarman, said the blaze was a surface fire that burned shrubs, grass, undergrowth, and dry leaves.

"After remote monitoring, hotspots were detected, and officers immediately coordinated with the local Military Command, Police Sector, and Fire Post in Sembalun," he said in a written statement in Mataram on Friday.

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