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Wildfire near Nanga Bulik (Sep 22)

Ended · 150 hectares (371 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers2 days
150Hectares371Acres2Days it lasted

Started on Sep 22, 2026.

Wildfire near Nanga Bulik (Sep 22) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Nanga Bulik (Sep 22) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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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

A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 200-hectare (494-acre) blaze burning near Nanga Bulik in Indonesia, where 24 thermal detections have been recorded over the past 48 hours to map the extent of the active fire's spread.

This ongoing incident, which started on September 20, 2026, is unfolding during the typical fire season known as the dry season.

Across the country, the broader fire activity contributes to a total of 4,660,102 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 31% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 1 day. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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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