Started on Sep 17, 2026.
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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 nearby2 · 100 km
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Al Mālikīyah, Syria. Having started on September 17, 2026, the blaze has grown to cover 130 hectares, which is equivalent to 321 acres.
Monitoring systems have detected 10 heat signatures nearby over the past 48 hours, indicating the current spread of the incident. This fire is occurring within the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Syria for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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