Six Secured as Flare for Prewedding Photos Caused Fire on Mount Bromo

Probolinggo – Police officers from the Probolinggo Resort Police, East Java, have arrested six people suspected of being involved in a massive fire at Mount Bromo's Teletubbies Hill Savannah block on Thursday. 

"The six people have been secured," the Probolinggo Police Public Relations Sub-Section Head Inspector Two Zainal Arifin said. 

The six people are suspected of being involved in the fire that broke out on Mount Bromo's Teletubbies Hill. They were a group that conducted a photo session for a prewedding and lit flares, and eventually one of them who ignited the flare has come the suspect respinsible about this incident. 

The suspect is the manager or the person in charge of the Wedding Organizer (WO) and faces a maximum prison sentence of 5 years and a fine of up to IDR 1,5 milion. 

Flares, are suspected the cause of the massive fire hit the hill. A video of the group conducting a pre-wedding photo session is widely spread on social media. 

Behind them, the Teletubbies-Evidence savanna was on fire, but they were all indifferent. As a result of the incident, Mount Bromo and its surroundings were temporarily closed. Officers are currently carrying out the extinguishing process. The closure is also carried out to anticipate that a similar incident will not be repeated.