Started on Oct 10, 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 through the dry season near Bofuer, Indonesia, an active wildfire has expanded across 1,900 ha (4,695 acres) since it started on October 3, 2026. Despite its extensive footprint, satellites are picking up a low heat signature from the fire front, indicating reduced radiative intensity.
Mapping data shows that spread remains active in the area, with 110 heat detections recorded over a recent 48-hour period, marking the extent of the clustered thermal signatures.
This incident unfolds during a severe broader context, as 5,969,381 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 67% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 830 ha (2,051 acres) — around 8.3 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 7,009,661 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 96% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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