Started on Sep 16, 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
An intense heat signature is currently being detected by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Manismata, Indonesia, where 31 heat signatures have clustered nearby over the past 48 hours. The blaze has consumed 550 hectares, equivalent to 1,359 acres, since it started on September 16, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the typical fire season, which is characterized locally as the dry season. Across the wider region, the broader environmental context reveals that 4,112,468 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 15 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 580 ha (1,433 acres) — about 5.8 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 4,112,468 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 15% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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