Started on Oct 8, 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
Burning near Sampit in Indonesia, a 250-hectare (618-acre) wildfire remains active after igniting on September 30, 2026, during the dry season. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, while 20 separate thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the fire.
This incident unfolds against a wider regional backdrop where 5,515,943 hectares have already burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 54% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 450 ha (1,112 acres) — about 4.5 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 6,517,506 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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