Firefighters were yesterday battling raging fires at two locations in Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau province.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo had just visited the area three days ago to see for himself the fires which the authorities believe were started intentionally to clear land for plantation and other commercial purposes.
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