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Fire near Buton

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.

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Where Buton · Southeast Sulawesi
First detected23 Sep 2026 04:29 UTC
Last detected24 Sep 2026 05:31 UTC
Satellite detections27
Peak intensity139 MW
Active days2

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After — Buton (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-22) Before — Buton (Sentinel-2, 2026-08-20) Before · 2026-08-20 After · 2026-09-22

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 27

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
24 Sep 2026 05:31 UTC3firms
23 Sep 2026 06:10 UTC5firms
23 Sep 2026 05:50 UTC7firms
23 Sep 2026 05:50 UTC7firms
23 Sep 2026 05:50 UTC6firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC49firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC9firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC11firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC3firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC9firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC16firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC11firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC11firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC11firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC11firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC18firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC139firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC18firms
23 Sep 2026 05:14 UTC139firms
23 Sep 2026 04:29 UTC40firms
23 Sep 2026 04:29 UTC21firms
23 Sep 2026 04:29 UTC21firms
23 Sep 2026 04:29 UTC29firms
23 Sep 2026 04:29 UTC16firms
23 Sep 2026 04:29 UTC7firms
23 Sep 2026 04:29 UTC7firms
23 Sep 2026 04:29 UTC24firms

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