Started on Oct 1, 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
An active wildfire spanning 430 hectares (1,063 acres) is burning near Palangkaraya, Indonesia, having started on October 1, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, alongside 61 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours.
This incident occurs within the region's typical fire season, which is the dry season. It contributes to a broader national crisis, with 5,611,214 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 57% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 430 ha (1,063 acres) — about 4.3 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 5,611,214 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 57% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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