Started on Oct 19, 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 nearby2 · 100 km
Burning actively near Tagolu, Indonesia, an active wildfire has consumed 350 hectares, or 865 acres, since it started on October 19, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the incident, reflecting significant peak fire radiative power along the active front. Orbiting instruments have detected 31 separate heat signatures in the immediate area over the past 48 hours, underscoring the broad footprint of the unfolding event in the region.
This ongoing fire unfolds during the local dry season, a period historically prone to heightened fire activity. The broader national picture reveals extraordinary pressure on land resources, with 7,804,252 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 119% 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 380 ha (939 acres) — about 3.8 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 7,804,252 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 119% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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