Started on Sep 23, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Sampit, Indonesia, which has already consumed 280 hectares (692 acres) since it started on September 18, 2026. Orbiting instruments have registered 30 heat detections over the last 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the fire front across the landscape during the dry season.
This incident unfolds against a broader national picture of heightened fire activity in Indonesia, where 4,359,036 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 22% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 650 ha (1,606 acres) — around 6.5 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 6,737,718 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 89% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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