Pekanbaru, Riau (Antarariau.com) - Twenty-two hotspots were detected in seven provinces on Sumatra Island on Wednesday morning, according to the Pekanbaru meteorology station.

 

The number and locations of the hotspots were the same as on Tuesday afternoon, spokesman of the station Slamet Riyadi said here, Wednesday.

 

Of the 22 hotspots, nine were found in North Sumatra, four in South Sumatra, three in Bangka Belitung, two each in Jambi and Lampung, and one each in West Sumatra and Bengkulu.

 

Riau, which has declared a forest-fire emergency, had no hotspots thanks to intensified measures against forest fires carried out in the province.