Wildfire near Tanjung Lubuk (Oct 19 · SE), Indonesia (2026)

Wildfire near Tanjung Lubuk (Oct 19 · SE) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Tanjung Lubuk (Oct 19 · SE) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 40 km east of Tanjung Lubuk.

An intense heat signature marked the brief span of a wildfire that burned near Tanjung Lubuk, Indonesia, during the dry season. The fire started on October 24, 2026, and burned for two days before it ended. Satellites roughly estimated the burned area at 200 hectares, or 494 acres.

Nationwide, the wildfire activity unfolded against a broader backdrop of severe fire conditions in 2026. So far, 8,419,231 hectares have burned across the country, a total that runs 136% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.