Started on Oct 3, 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 nearby1 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Simpang, Indonesia, where eight separate heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 150 hectares or 371 acres, began on October 3, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, the dry season. It also contributes to a broader national trend in 2026, where a total of 5,830,937 hectares have burned so far, placing the current year's burned area 63% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 180 ha (445 acres) — about 1.8 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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