Started on Oct 5, 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
Burning actively near Irarututiga, Indonesia, an active wildfire has consumed 1,080 hectares, equivalent to 2,669 acres, since it started on October 3, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the fire front, while 118 heat detections cluster nearby over the last 48 hours, illustrating the extent of the spread.
This incident unfolds during the dry season, contributing to a broader national crisis where 5,969,381 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 67% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 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 6,517,506 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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