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
An active wildfire covering 250 hectares (618 acres) is burning near Pembuanghulu, Indonesia, having started on September 19, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while 49 heat detections cluster nearby over a 48-hour period to map how far the fire has spread.
Burning during the dry season, this incident contributes to a broader national crisis. So far in 2026, 4,497,134 hectares have burned across the country, a figure that runs 26% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 2 days. 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 4,660,102 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 31% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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