Started on Oct 17, 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
Intense heat signatures are being picked up by satellites over a 1,630-hectare (4,028-acre) active wildfire burning near Ketapang, Indonesia. The fire, which began on October 17, 2026, has prompted 83 heat detections in the past 48 hours, highlighting a wide cluster of thermal activity as the blaze continues to spread through the area during the dry season.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop of severe fire activity. Across the country, 7,631,677 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure tracking 114% above the two-decade average for the region.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 1,630 ha (4,028 acres) — about 16 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 7,631,677 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 114% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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