Started on Sep 17, 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 nearby2 · 100 km
Burning through 1,050 ha (2,595 acres) near Bofuer, Indonesia, an active wildfire that started on September 17, 2026, continues to advance amid the dry season. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, while 42 thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the widespread cluster of heat signatures nearby.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire crisis, with 4,112,468 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 15% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 3.8 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 4,112,468 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 15% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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