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Coverage dated October 16, 2026

Four killed battling Indonesia fires as toxic haze cloaks region

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Four people died on Indonesia's Java island fighting the blazes that have sent toxic smoke across southeast Asia, closed schools and fuelled a surge of respiratory complaints, authorities said Friday.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Four killed as Indonesia battles worst forest fires in more than a decade (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The deaths come as Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Four killed battling Indonesia fires as toxic haze cloaks region (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Four people died on Indonesia's Java island fighting the blazes that have sent toxic smoke across southeast Asia, closed schools and fuelled a surge of respiratory complaints, authorities said Friday.

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