Started on Sep 18, 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 through 280 hectares (692 acres) near Semuda, Indonesia, an active wildfire that started on September 18, 2026, continues to advance amid the regional dry season. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature while detecting 18 heat signatures clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, indicating active spread across the landscape.
This ongoing incident unfolds within a broader national context where 4,359,036 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 22% above the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 280 ha (692 acres) — about 2.8 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 4,359,036 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 22% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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