EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Aguas Negras

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
280 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 30, 2026
Wildfire near Aguas Negras — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Aguas Negras — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 31, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 280 hectares (692 acres) near aguas negras, Dominican Republic, which began on July 30, 2026, is currently generating an intense heat signature from its peak fire radiative power.

Satellites are picking up 13 heat signatures clustered nearby, indicating the extent of the spread in the area.

In context

This wildfire burned in Dominican Republic for 2 days. In total it burned about 280 ha (692 acres) — around 2.8 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.

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