Indonesia deploys Brazilian firefighting liquid as forest fires spread

Indonesia is testing a Brazilian-made liquid to combat forest and land fires burning in several regions of the country. The government is expanding its firefighting efforts as dry conditions fuel fires across multiple provinces. Officials say the new liquid, developed in Brazil, is designed to slow the spread of fires and help extinguish them faster than conventional water alone. Authorities have not yet released details on where the liquid is being deployed or how effective it has been so far. The trial is part of a broader push to strengthen Indonesia's response to annual fires, which often blanket parts of Southeast Asia in haze and damage millions of hectares of land.