Started on Sep 23, 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 picked up by satellites over a 330-hectare (815-acre) active wildfire burning near Kuala Pembuang, Indonesia. The fire, which started on September 16, 2026, has prompted 56 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the front across the landscape during the dry season.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context, as Indonesia has seen 4,112,468 hectares burn so far in 2026, a total running 15% above the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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 6,320,690 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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