The number of hotspots increased drastically after there was no hotspot at all over the last two days, Sugarin, head of the Pekanbaru meteorology office, said.
The districts of Meranti had 16 hotspots, Bengkalis 10, and Rokan Hilir, Pelalawan and Indragiri Hulu one each, he added.
Of the 29 hotspots, 21 hotspots which were found in Bengkalis and Meranti, were confirmed to have come from forest and plantation fires.
"Ten hotspots were detected in Bengkalis and 11 in Meranti," he stated. (*)
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