Wildfire near Sampit (Oct 19 · S), Indonesia (2026)

Wildfire near Sampit (Oct 19 · S) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Sampit (Oct 19 · S) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 45 km southeast of Sampit.

A moderate satellite heat signature marked the final phase of a wildfire near Sampit, Indonesia, which burned through an estimated 1,080 hectares (2,669 acres) before ending. Burning during the dry season, the two-day fire registered a single heat detection over its final 48 hours.

This incident occurred amid a broader nationwide wildfire crisis in 2026, during which 8,419,231 hectares have burned so far—a figure tracking 136% above the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 1,080 ha (2,669 acres) — around 11 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.