Started on Sep 21, 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 Basarang in Indonesia, an active wildfire has consumed 300 hectares, or 741 acres, since it started on September 18, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 21 heat detections clustering nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the extent of the spread.
This incident unfolds during the dry season. Across the country, 4,223,827 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 18 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 1 day. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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 7,520,678 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 111% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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