Started on Sep 19, 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 near Matangai in Indonesia, an active wildfire has scorched 630 hectares, or approximately 1,557 acres, since it started on September 18, 2026. Operating within the typical fire season known as the dry season, the blaze maintains a moderate heat intensity as satellites pick up its thermal signature.
The geographic footprint of the fire is expanding, with sensors detecting 64 heat signatures clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, indicating how far the fire has spread across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire year in which 4,223,827 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 18% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 630 ha (1,557 acres) — about 6.3 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 4,359,036 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 22% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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