Wildfire near Wiralaga Mulya (Oct 21 · W), Indonesia (2026)

This fire in numbersDay 2

330Hectares · estimated815Acres · estimated2Days burning

Started on Oct 21, 2026.

Wildfire near Wiralaga Mulya (Oct 21 · W) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Wiralaga Mulya (Oct 21 · W) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
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🟠 orange = fire right now

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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

Active fires nearby4 · 100 km

34KM NWildfire near Wiralaga Mulya (Oct 8)about 150 ha (estimated)35KM NWildfire near Tulung Selapan (Oct 8 · SW)about 180 ha (estimated)38KM NWWildfire near Wiralaga Mulya (Oct 20)about 400 ha (estimated)39KM EWildfire near Wiralaga Mulya (Oct 21 · E)about 300 ha (estimated)

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About 15 km north of Wiralaga Mulya.

A moderate heat signature picked up by satellites marks the ongoing activity of a wildfire burning near Wiralaga Mulya, Indonesia, as it enters its second day. Having started on October 20, 2026, the active blaze is roughly 430 hectares (1,063 acres) in estimated size based on satellite observations, with 23 heat detections recorded in the area over the past 48 hours.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, contributing to a broader national crisis that has seen 7,910,815 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure standing 122% above the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.