Wildfire near Ain Kechra, Algeria (2026)

Wildfire near Ain Kechra — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Ain Kechra — 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

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

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

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 130 hectares, or approximately 321 acres, continues to burn in the vicinity of Ain Kechra, Algeria, since its start on July 23, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, indicating steady combustion as the incident unfolds.

Monitoring systems have registered five heat detections over the past 48 hours in the surrounding area, reflecting the ongoing thermal activity and spatial footprint of the fire near the Algerian municipality.

In context

This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.