Started on Oct 5, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Longikis, Indonesia, which has already consumed 250 hectares, or 618 acres, since it started on October 2, 2026. Orbiting sensors have registered 43 heat detections in the immediate area over the past 48 hours, highlighting the extent of the spread.
This ongoing blaze unfolds during the local dry season, adding to a severe national fire year. Across the country, a total of 5,744,939 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 61% above the two-decade average.
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 6,517,506 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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