Corporate Fire Suspects and Reporting in Indonesian Forests

A joint team from Manggala Agni, the Ministry of Forestry, military forces, and HTI company officers are actively extinguishing a fire in the Londerang Peat Protected Forest (HLG) that began on Thursday, August 27, 2026. The fire has burned approximately nine hectares of land by Friday, August 28, 2026, with efforts focused on blocking and extinguishing the affected area.

Police Commissioner Pipit Subiyanto, Head of Subdirectorate III at Bareskrim's Directorate for Certain Crimes, stated there are nine suspects in the forest fire case involving corporations. Seven suspects are from West Kalimantan, one from Central Kalimantan, and one from South Kalimantan, according to his press statement on Wednesday.

Investigators have processed 98 corporate fire reports across 10 regional police offices and Bareskrim's directorate.