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
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Kenyau, Indonesia, where 36 heat detections have been recorded over the last 48 hours. The fire has consumed 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, since it started on October 2, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the dry season, which is the region's typical fire season. The current fire adds to a broader national crisis, with 5,744,939 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that sits 61% 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 5,830,937 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 63% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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