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Wildfire near Bade (Oct 3)

Active · 250 hectares (618 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbersDay 1
250Hectares618Acres1Days burning

Started on Oct 3, 2026.

Wildfire near Bade (Oct 3) — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

An active wildfire spanning 250 hectares, or 618 acres, is currently burning near the city of Bade in Indonesia, having started on October 3, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, while 16 distinct heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the fire across the landscape during the dry season.

This active blaze unfolds against the backdrop of a significant broader crisis, as 5,830,937 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 63% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 250 ha (618 acres) — about 2.5 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.

The bigger picture in Indonesia

Across Indonesia, roughly 5,830,937 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 63% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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