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
A moderate heat signature detected by satellites marks the active front of a 280-hectare (692-acre) wildfire burning near Tobelo in Indonesia. Having started on October 3, 2026, the blaze has generated 44 heat detections over a recent 48-hour window, illustrating the active spread of the fire across the landscape during the dry season.
This Indonesian fire occurs amid a broader national wildfire crisis. Across the country, 5,969,381 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total that sits 67 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 1 day. In total it burned about 280 ha (692 acres) — around 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 5,969,381 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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