Started on Sep 29, 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 in the dry season near Muara Sugihan, Indonesia, an active wildfire has scorched 400 hectares, or 988 acres, since it started on September 29, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while 17 separate heat detections cluster nearby over the past 48 hours to mark how far the fire has spread.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire crisis, with 5,392,535 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026—a staggering 51% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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 6,320,690 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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