Started on Oct 4, 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 Enarotali, Indonesia, an active wildfire has consumed 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, since it started on October 4, 2026. Operating within the regional conditions of the dry season, the ongoing blaze continues to spread.
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, while 12 thermal anomalies have been detected nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the active fire.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire year in which 6,134,111 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 72% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 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 6,134,111 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 72% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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