Wildfire near Ketapang (Sep 24 · E), Indonesia (2026)

Wildfire near Ketapang (Sep 24 · E) — Sentinel-2 SWIR

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The story so far

About 65 km northeast of Ketapang.

Summary written on Sep 25, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is currently burning across 350 hectares, or 865 acres, of land in Ketapang, Indonesia. Having started on September 24, 2026, the fire is maintaining a low satellite heat intensity as it burns through the region during the dry season.

Monitoring systems have detected 20 heat signatures over the past 48 hours in the vicinity of the fire. This localized activity unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 4,948,429 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 39 percent above the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.