Labuan Bajo wildfire traps dozens of tourists for five hours at local dive resort

A wildfire engulfed the Wae Wuul Nature Reserve on the evening of Aug 13, 2020 in West Manggarai regency on the western coast of Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara province. - Courtesy of Humas Polres Manggarai Barat

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): A fire broke out on Thursday (Aug 13) at around 7pm local time to engulf the Wae Wuul Nature Reserve in Labuan Bajo of West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), trapping dozens of visitors who were staying at a local diving resort.

West Manggarai Police chief Adj Sr Comr Bambang Wibowo said on Friday that authorities were able to extinguish the flames that had trapped the guests at the CN Dive Resort located in the nature reserve.