Started on Oct 2, 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 350-hectare (865-acre) active wildfire burning near Kutai Timur, Indonesia, which has already registered 26 nearby heat detections over a 48-hour period. The fire, which started on September 28, 2026, is progressing through the region during the dry season.
This active blaze contributes to a broader national crisis, as Indonesia has recorded 5,392,535 hectares burned so far in 2026, a total that sits 51 percent above the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 7,009,661 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 96% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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