Started on Oct 7, 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 an intense heat signature over an active wildfire burning near Bayung Lencir, Indonesia, where 25 heat detections have clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to map the fire's spread. Ignited on October 7, 2026, the blaze has consumed 250 hectares, or 618 acres, amid the dry season.
This Indonesian fire occurs within a broader national crisis, as 6,425,930 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 80 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 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 6,517,506 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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