MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the police department head, there can be more victims since the search and rescue operation has been suspended due to limited visibility.
Wildfire kills 7 hikers on Java’s Mount Lawu; two critically injured http://t.co/WtJ74xOP11 pic.twitter.com/X3m8I9Fp9B
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#wildfire RT @cctvnews: 6 people killed, 2 others seriously injured in forest fires in central Java, Indonesia, authorities say (Xinhua)
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"We have seven casualties, so far," Johanson Ronald Simamora, the Magetan regency police chief, was quoted as saying by the Tempo magazine.
The wildfire on Mount Lawu, a dormant volcano, has also injured two hikers, according to the news outlet.