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A resident tries to extinguish fire on the outskirt of Pekanbaru in Indonesia's Riau province June 19, 2013. Riau authorities have deployed two fire brigade teams in Bengkalis district and Dumai to control the peatland fires, Antara News Agency reported on Wednesday. REUTERS/Azwar (INDONESIA - Tags
Firefighters spray water to extinguish a fire which burned a plantation in Rokan Hilir district in Riau province June 19, 2013. Riau authorities have deployed two fire brigade teams in Bengkalis district and Dumai to control the peatland fires, Antara News Agency reported on Wednesday. REUTERS/Aswad
A firefighter tries to put out a fire, which burned a plantation, in Rokan Hilir district in Riau province June 19, 2013. Riau authorities have deployed two fire brigade teams in Bengkalis district and Dumai to control the peatland fires, Antara News Agency reported on Wednesday. REUTERS/Aswaddy Ham
