Started on Oct 2, 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 actively near Kenyau, Indonesia, a 380-hectare (939-acre) wildfire has been tracked by satellites picking up a moderate heat signature across 27 separate heat detections over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which started on October 2, 2026, continues to advance through the local landscape.
This ongoing incident unfolds during the dry season, adding to a broader national crisis that has seen 5,744,939 hectares burn so far in 2026, tracking 61% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for less than a day. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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 5,744,939 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 61% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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