Started on Oct 1, 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
Burning through 150 hectares, or 371 acres, of land in Margasarihilir, Indonesia, an active wildfire that started on October 1, 2026, continues to progress. Satellites are picking up a low heat intensity signature from the peak fire radiative power, while eight thermal detections over the past 48 hours show that the fire has spread into the surrounding area.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, the dry season. Nationally, the broader picture shows 5,611,214 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 57 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 180 ha (445 acres) — about 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 5,611,214 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 57% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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