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Wildfire near Onimsari

Active · 250 hectares (618 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbersDay 2
250Hectares618Acres2Days burning

Started on Sep 25, 2026.

Wildfire near Onimsari — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Onimsari — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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 actively near Onimsari, Indonesia, an ongoing wildfire has charred 250 hectares (618 acres) since it began on September 25, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the front, accompanied by 37 heat detections clustered nearby over the last 48 hours to mark the extent of the spread during the dry season.

This active Indonesian fire unfolds during a broader national crisis, as 4,997,449 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 40% above the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 250 ha (618 acres) — about 2.5 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 4,997,449 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 40% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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