Started on Sep 18, 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
Burning actively near Bakau, Indonesia, the wildfire has consumed 180 hectares (445 acres) since it started on September 18, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature, reflecting the high radiative power of the burning front, while 14 distinct heat detections cluster nearby to trace how far the blaze has spread through the landscape.
This active fire unfolds during the dry season, adding strain to a broader landscape that has already seen 4,223,827 hectares burn so far in 2026—placing the national total 18% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 230 ha (568 acres) — around 2.3 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 4,359,036 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 22% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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