Started on Sep 29, 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
Burning near Tombatu, Indonesia, an active wildfire has consumed 230 hectares, or 568 acres, since it started on September 29, 2026, during the dry season. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while nine heat detections over the past 48 hours show how far the fire has spread.
This incident unfolds within a broader national crisis, as 5,392,535 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure 51% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 250 ha (618 acres) — about 2.5 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 5,392,535 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 51% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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