Started on Sep 21, 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 at the active Mengkalip wildfire in Indonesia, where 13 recent thermal detections in the past 48 hours trace the advancing spread of the flames. The fire has consumed 200 hectares (494 acres) since it started on September 20, 2026, burning through the dry season landscape near the city of Mengkalip.
This incident unfolds during a broader national crisis, with 4,497,134 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 26% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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 7,009,661 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 96% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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