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
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Galela, Indonesia, where 41 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the front across the landscape. The blaze, which has grown to cover 350 hectares or 865 acres since it started on October 3, 2026, is actively consuming land during the region's typical fire season, the dry season.
This incident unfolds against a much wider and more severe national backdrop. Across the country, 5,969,381 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a staggering figure that sits 67% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 1 day. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 5,969,381 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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