Started on Oct 2, 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
Active fires nearby3 · 100 km
Satellite instruments are currently tracking a low heat intensity front across the active wildfire burning near Sebulu, Indonesia, where 19 distinct thermal signatures have been detected over the past 48 hours to map the spread of the blaze. Having started on October 2, 2026, the ongoing incident has already consumed 280 hectares, equivalent to 692 acres, during the region's dry season.
This burning event unfolds against a broader national crisis, as official figures show that 5,830,937 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 63% above the two-decade average for the same period.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 480 ha (1,186 acres) — about 4.8 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 5,830,937 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 63% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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