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Fire burns 513.89 hectares in Tanjung Puting National Park
A newly discovered wildfire has burned 513.89 hectares in Tanjung Puting National Park, in Central Kalimantan’s Kotawaringin Barat and Seruyan districts.
The burned area is mineral land, not peatland, according to Indonesia’s disaster agency chief.
Across six provinces, 639.23 hectares were still burning and being fought when officials gave their update.
Central and South Kalimantan were the main focus of the response.
Thick smoke and poor visibility have blocked aircraft operations in Central Kalimantan, so crews there are relying mainly on ground efforts.
Fires are also causing heavy smoke in Palembang, where residents report breathing and eye irritation, and have led to the rescue of 46 orangutans in West Kalimantan.
Officials said eight orangutans that had recovered were moved to a protected forest, while firefighting continues and additional aircraft are planned for operations in South Sumatra.
A fire has burned 513.89 hectares in Tanjung Puting National Park in Central Kalimantan.
The area spans Kotawaringin Barat and Seruyan regencies, and the burned land is mineral soil, not peatland.
National Disaster Management Agency chief Suharyanto reported the fire at a meeting led by President Prabowo Subianto.
Firefighting in Central Kalimantan is focused on ground operations because thick haze and low visibility are preventing aerial operations.
A total of 639.23 hectares of land remained on fire and was being extinguished across six Indonesian provinces.
- Who
- The fire response involves Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency and other authorities.
- What
- A fire has burned 513.89 hectares in Tanjung Puting National Park.
- When
- The figure was reported at a meeting on the night of October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Tanjung Puting National Park, in Kotawaringin Barat and Seruyan regencies, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
President Prabowo Subianto led a meeting on handling land and forest fires, where Suharyanto reported the Tanjung Puting fire.
The meeting recording was uploaded to the Presidential Secretariat’s YouTube channel.
- Burned area
- 513.89 hectares
- Location
- Tanjung Puting National Park
- Regencies
- Kotawaringin Barat and Seruyan
- Land type
- Mineral soil, not peatland
- Land still burning
- 639.23 hectares across six provinces
What people are saying
The largest fire is indeed in Central Kalimantan. The reason it is the largest is that a new fire has just been discovered in Tanjung Puting National Park, in Kotawaringin Barat and Seruyan regencies. As of today, 513.89 hectares have burned there. Although it is not peatland, it is mineral soil.
Visibility is still very thick, so we have not been able to get through.
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