Started on Sep 27, 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 a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Mappi, Indonesia, where 24 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the fire across 450 ha (1,112 acres). Having started on September 27, 2026, the blaze continues to burn actively through the dry season.
This ongoing incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop of elevated fire activity. Across the country, 5,267,027 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 48% above the two-decade average for the region.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 450 ha (1,112 acres) — about 4.5 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 5,267,027 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 48% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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