Started on Sep 23, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near Petakbehandang in Indonesia, an active wildfire has consumed 330 hectares, equivalent to 815 acres, since it started on September 22, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, alongside a dense cluster of 51 heat detections recorded nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the active spread across the landscape during the dry season.
This incident unfolds within a broader national crisis, as 4,833,634 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 35% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 480 ha (1,186 acres) — around 4.8 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 6,517,506 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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