Started on Oct 5, 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
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire near Tanjung Lubuk, Indonesia, which has already consumed 800 hectares (1,977 acres) since it started on October 4, 2026. Monitoring systems have detected 115 thermal anomalies in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent to which the flames have spread across the landscape during the dry season.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop of significant fire activity. Across the country, 6,134,111 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that surges 72% 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 230 ha (568 acres) — about 2.3 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 6,320,690 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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