Started on Oct 8, 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
An active wildfire spanning 300 hectares (741 acres) is burning near Tulung Selapan, Indonesia, having started on October 3, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the incident, while 41 heat detections have been recorded nearby over the past 48 hours, highlighting the extent of the fire's recent activity during the dry season.
This ongoing blaze fits into a broader, severe national picture. So far in 2026, a total of 5,969,381 hectares have burned across the country, a figure that surges 67% above the two-decade average for the region.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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 7,440,160 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 108% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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