Firefighters contain wildfire at elephant conservation hub

Two Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) forage near a wildfire site at the Padang Sugihan Elephant Conservation Center in Banyuasin District, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday (Sept. 17, 2026). The Ministry of Forestry deployed dozens of firefighters from Manggala Agni units, Fire Care Community members, national park personnel, and the South Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) to extinguish the flames in the area. (ANTARA FOTO/Nova Wahyudi/tom/M052)

Manggala Agni personnel douse hotspots to cool down a wildfire site at the Padang Sugihan Elephant Conservation Center in Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. The Ministry of Forestry deployed joint firefighting forces, including Manggala Agni officers, Fire Care Community members, national park personnel, and the South Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), to extinguish the flames in the sanctuary. (ANTARA FOTO/Nova Wahyudi/tom/M052)

An aerial view shows smoke billowing from a wildfire site at the Padang Sugihan Elephant Conservation Center in Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. The Ministry of Forestry deployed joint firefighting forces, including Manggala Agni officers, Fire Care Community members, national park personnel, and the South Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), to extinguish the flames threatening the sanctuary. (ANTARA FOTO/Nova Wahyudi/tom/M052)