Pekanbaru, Riau, (Antarariau.com) - A fire ravaged hundreds of hectares of rubber plantation at Bagan Melibur village in Meranti district, Riau province, on Sunday.
Some 50 residents with the help of three police officers were trying to put out the blaze, spokesman of the Riau provincial police Adj. Snr. Comr. Guntur Aryo Tejo said in a short message text.
"The source of the fire is still unknown," he said.
The police will soon look into the cause of the fire by interrogating a number of witnesses, including owners of the rubber plantation, he said.
Meanwhile, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) station in Pekanbaru said earlier the Terra and Aqua satellite detected tens of hot spots in Riau.
