Started on Sep 18, 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 an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Ketapang, Indonesia, where 26 thermal detections have clustered over the past 48 hours. The blaze has scorched 300 hectares, or 741 acres, after starting on September 16, 2026, during the dry season.
This fire unfolds against a broader national backdrop of heightened wildfire activity. Across the country, 4,112,468 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total running 15 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 230 ha (568 acres) — about 2.3 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 4,223,827 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 18% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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