Started on Sep 20, 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
Active fires nearby3 · 100 km
An intense heat signature is currently being detected from space over a 180-hectare (445-acre) active wildfire burning near Angoram Village, Papua New Guinea. Satellites have picked up 20 distinct heat detections in the area over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread and activity of the front since the fire began on September 19, 2026.
The current blaze is progressing through the local environment during the dry season, which marks the region's typical fire season.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Papua New Guinea for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 150 ha (371 acres) — about 1.5 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.
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