Started on Sep 24, 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 Muarakomam wildfire in Indonesia, where 20 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the sprawling spread of the blaze near the city. Having ignited on September 24, 2026, the fire has consumed 280 hectares, equating to 692 acres.
This incident unfolds during the dry season, the region's typical fire season. The broader landscape faces heightened strain, with 4,948,429 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 39% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 6,517,506 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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