Started on Oct 14, 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 280 hectares, or 692 acres, continues to burn near Prigen, Indonesia, following its start on October 14, 2026. Satellites orbiting overhead are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, accompanied by 13 distinct heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the extent of the spread.
This ongoing incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, the dry season. The fire adds to an exceptionally severe broader landscape across the country, where 7,225,054 hectares have burned so far in 2026—a staggering 102 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 280 ha (692 acres) — about 2.8 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 7,368,852 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 106% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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