Helicopters deployed water-bombing runs over a smouldering landfill in Tangerang Regency, Banten Province on 5 July 2026, as authorities struggled to extinguish a blaze that had burned for several days near Jakarta, according to local media reports.
Firefighters worked to suppress the persistent landfill blaze in Tangerang Regency, Banten Province, Indonesia on 5 July 2026, a fire that reportedly remained unextinguished for multiple days despite sustained suppression efforts.
The landfill fire in Tangerang Regency, located near the Indonesian capital Jakarta, had remained unextinguished for several days by 5 July 2026, underscoring concerns about waste-site fire risks during dry and extreme-weather periods.
Aerial drone imagery captured on 5 July 2026 showed the full extent of the smouldering landfill in Tangerang Regency, Banten Province, with firefighters visible across the site as smoke continued to rise from the waste dump.
The Indonesian government issued a warning to all local administrations to increase preparedness for landfill fires, citing forecasts of extreme weather conditions in the coming months, according to local media reports on Saturday, 5 July 2026.
A drone aerial photograph taken on 5 July 2026 showed the smouldering landfill in Tangerang Regency, Banten Province, Indonesia still burning, with thick smoke visible over the site located near the capital Jakarta.