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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Sangatta, Indonesia, where 11 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the footprint of the spreading blaze. Having started on October 14, 2026, the fire has consumed 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres.
Burning during the dry season, the fire adds to a broader national crisis. Across the country, 7,368,852 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total tracking 106% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 150 ha (371 acres) — about 1.5 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 7,368,852 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 106% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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