Pekanbaru, Riau, Sept. 27 -- Riau's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported no active forest and land fires on Sunday after joint teams battled blazes across the province in recent weeks.

Riau Disaster Mitigation Agency Chief Edy Afrizal said the fires were under control. Despite no active fires, authorities remained on alert for potential flare-ups.

"Thankfully, Riau has zero forest and land fires today. There are no active fires we are handling," Edy said in Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau Province, on Sunday.

However, all personnel remain on standby and monitoring continues because conditions on the ground can change at any time, he said, adding that the improving situation reflected joint efforts by personnel working in the field...