Started on Sep 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at the active wildfire burning near Tombatu, Indonesia, which has already consumed 180 hectares (445 acres) since it started on September 17, 2026. Orbiting equipment has detected seven heat signatures in the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the blaze across the landscape during the dry season.
This incident unfolds within a broader national crisis, as 4,112,468 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 15% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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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