Started on Oct 6, 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
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Batusopang, Indonesia, where 43 thermal detections have been recorded over the past 48 hours. Having started on October 5, 2026, the blaze has grown to encompass 800 hectares, or 1,977 acres, amid the regional conditions of the dry season.
This ongoing incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 6,320,690 hectares have burned so far in 2026, placing the country's burned area 77% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 400 ha (988 acres) — about 4.0 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.
The bigger picture in Indonesia
Across Indonesia, roughly 6,320,690 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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