Pekanbaru, Riau, March 16 -- A joint team continues battling forest and land fires across five districts in Indonesia's Riau Province, while three other areas are extinguished but still undergoing cooling operations, officials said Monday.

Jim Gafur, head of Emergency and Logistics at Riau's Regional Disaster Management and Firefighting Agency, said as of March 15, hotspots remain in eight districts.

In Bengkalis District, two fires are reported. One is in Teluk Lecah Village, Rupat Subdistrict, where active flames are still being extinguished.

The second Bengkalis fire is in Tasik Serai Timur Village, Pinggir Subdistrict, which authorities say has been fully extinguished.

In Pelalawan District, one active fire remains in Pangkalan Te...