Started on Sep 27, 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 active wildfire spanning 930 ha (2,298 acres) continues to burn near Angoram Village in Papua New Guinea after igniting on September 27, 2026. Operating during the dry season, the active fire front is currently generating an intense heat signature according to satellite observations.
Mapping data highlights the widespread footprint of the incident, with satellites detecting 58 heat signatures over a recent 48-hour period in the vicinity of Angoram Village.
In context
This wildfire burned in Papua New Guinea for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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.
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