Started on Oct 2, 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 from the active wildfire burning near Tulung Selapan, Indonesia, where 32 recent heat detections cluster nearby to trace the forward movement of the flames. Having started on October 2, 2026, the fire has grown to encompass 280 hectares, which translates to 692 acres.
This burning activity unfolds during the dry season, adding to a broader national crisis as 5,830,937 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 63% 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 5,830,937 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 63% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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