Started on Oct 15, 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 near the city of Bontang Baru, Indonesia, an active wildfire has scorched 250 hectares, equivalent to 618 acres, since it started on October 15, 2026. Operating within the conditions of the dry season, the blaze has generated intense heat signatures detected by satellites.
Orbiting sensors have picked up 17 distinct heat detections over the last 48 hours, mapping the extent and spread of the active front across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during a severe year for Indonesia, where a staggering 7,368,852 hectares have burned so far in 2026, placing the current total 106% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for less than a 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 7,368,852 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 106% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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