Started on Sep 18, 2026.
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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Buntok, Indonesia, where 75 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. Having started on September 18, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 750 hectares, or 1,853 acres, during the local dry season.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop of significant fire activity in Indonesia, where 4,359,036 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a 22 percent increase above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 750 ha (1,853 acres) — about 7.5 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 4,359,036 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 22% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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