Started on Sep 16, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Airbuaya, Indonesia, where 38 thermal detections cluster nearby to trace the extent of the spread. Having started on September 16, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, during the dry season.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context of elevated fire activity, as 4,112,468 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 15 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Indonesia
Across Indonesia, roughly 4,112,468 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 15% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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