Started on Oct 6, 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 from an active wildfire burning near Onimsari, Indonesia, where 50 separate heat detections have clustered over the past 48 hours to map the blaze's rapid spread. Having started on October 4, 2026, the fire has consumed 400 hectares, equivalent to 988 acres.
This ongoing incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, the dry season. The local emergency contributes to a broader national crisis, with 6,134,111 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, a staggering 72% 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 7,520,678 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 111% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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