Started on Oct 13, 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 nearby3 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Ketapang, Indonesia, which has already consumed 250 hectares (618 acres) since it started on October 13, 2026. Across the surrounding area, 18 separate heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire front.
This ongoing blaze occurs against the backdrop of an exceptionally severe fire season in the country, unfolding as it does during the dry season. So far in 2026, a staggering 7,225,054 hectares have burned nationwide, a figure that is 102 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 250 ha (618 acres) — about 2.5 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 7,225,054 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 102% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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