Started on Sep 20, 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 Nangah Pinoh, Indonesia, an active wildfire has scorched 250 hectares, equivalent to 618 acres, since it started on September 18, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, while 38 distinct thermal detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours reveal the current extent of the spread in the area.
This incident unfolds during the dry season, the region's typical fire season. The fire adds to a broader national crisis as 4,359,036 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 22 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. 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 6,134,111 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 72% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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