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
A moderate heat signature is currently being detected by satellites over a 330-hectare (815-acre) active wildfire burning near Kuala Pembuang, Indonesia. Having started on October 17, 2026, the fire is generating 27 heat detections within a 48-hour window, illustrating the active clustering of thermal anomalies nearby as the blaze continues to affect the landscape during the dry season.
This incident unfolds against a severe national backdrop. Across the country, 7,520,678 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a staggering figure that sits 111% above the two-decade average for the area.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 400 ha (988 acres) — about 4.0 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 7,520,678 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 111% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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