Indonesia's worst fires in a decade choke Southeast Asia as Singapore threatens prosecution

Indonesia is battling its worst forest fires in over a decade, with four firefighters killed and a toxic haze blanketing neighbours as Singapore threatens prosecution.

• Singapore PM Lawrence Wong said his government was investigating which companies may be responsible and exploring joint regional action.
• Indonesia's Forestry Ministry said four people died in flames Thursday battling a wildfire in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java.
• President Prabowo Subianto approved accepting foreign assistance from neighbouring countries, Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir said.
• Indonesia's health ministry has reported nearly 280,000 respiratory infections linked to the fires, over 60,000 among children under five.
• Two additional firefighters were seriously burned after strong winds rapidly spread flames through dry vegetation and smoke.
• Malaysia closed hundreds of schools as transboundary haze spread across the region, local authorities said.
• The wildfires have destroyed roughly 300 homes and displaced hundreds of residents across Indonesia.
• The blazes have consumed more than 900,000 hectares of land this year, authorities said.
• Indonesian authorities have deployed more than 60,000 personnel to battle wildfires across the country.