Started on Oct 15, 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
An active wildfire spanning 200 hectares, or 494 acres, continues to burn near Kuala Pembuang in Indonesia since its onset on October 15, 2026. Operating within the typical dry season, the fire front is currently displaying an intense heat signature according to satellite observations.
Monitoring systems have detected 39 heat signatures near the fire zone over the past 48 hours, highlighting the extent of the local spread. This incident unfolds during a broader national fire crisis, with 7,440,160 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 108 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 950 ha (2,347 acres) — about 9.5 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 7,440,160 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 108% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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