Indonesia, Oct. 15 -- South Kalimantan recorded 4,926 forest and land fires affecting 27,202.97 hectares from January 1 to October 14, the provincial disaster agency said.

Head of the South Kalimantan Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Ronny Eka Saputra said the figures reflected monitoring and reports from all 13 districts and municipalities through October 14.

The agency also recorded 44,741 hotspots, based on the Forestry Ministry's SiPongi monitoring system and satellite imagery from NASA-MODIS, NASA-SNPP, and NASA-NOAA20.

"Banjar District had the highest number of fires, at 1,116, affecting 7,054.12 hectares," Ronny said here Wednesday.

Banjarbaru followed with 919 fires affecting 3,343.03 hectares, while Tanah Laut Distr...