Started on Sep 18, 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 Palangkaraya, Indonesia, which has already blackened 300 hectares (741 acres) since it started on September 17, 2026. Orbiting sensors have detected 21 heat signatures clustering nearby over the last 48 hours, illustrating the active spread of the front across the landscape during the dry season.
This ongoing blaze unfolds against a broader national crisis, as 4,112,468 hectares have burned across Indonesia so far in 2026, tracking 15% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 180 ha (445 acres) — about 1.8 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 4,359,036 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 22% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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