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Wildfire near Beška

Active · 100 hectares (247 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbersDay 1
100Hectares247Acres1Days burning

Started on Sep 24, 2026.

Wildfire near Beška — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Beška — 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

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

An active wildfire is currently burning near Beška, Serbia, consuming 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres, after starting on September 24, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, while 10 distinct heat detections have been registered in the surrounding area over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire.

This incident falls squarely within the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Serbia for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 1.0 km².

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

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