Started on Oct 3, 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 the city of Bofuer, Indonesia, an ongoing wildfire has scorched 250 hectares, or 618 acres, since it started on October 3, 2026. Operating within the typical dry season, satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the fire front, while 12 distinct heat detections over the past 48 hours map out the immediate thermal cluster spreading across the area.
This active incident unfolds during a broader national fire crisis in Indonesia, where a staggering 5,969,381 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 67% above the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 200 ha (494 acres) — about 2.0 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 5,969,381 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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