Started on Sep 23, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire burning near Lasehao, Indonesia, where 16 separate heat detections have clustered across the area over the past 48 hours to map the blaze's rapid spread. Having ignited on September 23, 2026, the fire has consumed 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres, during the local dry season.
This burning comes within a broader national crisis, as 4,833,634 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 35% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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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