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
Active fires nearby3 · 100 km
Burning actively in Indonesia since September 21, 2026, the active wildfire near Batusopang has expanded across 850 hectares, equivalent to 2,100 acres. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, while 63 separate heat detections over the past 48 hours cluster nearby to trace how far the fire has spread.
This incident unfolds during the dry season, which marks the region's typical fire season. Across the country, 4,754,664 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 33% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 850 ha (2,100 acres) — about 8.5 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 4,754,664 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 33% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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