Wildfire near Blasillo 1ra. Sección (Nicolás Bravo)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Blasillo 1ra. Sección (Nicolás Bravo) in Mexico, a 100-hectare (247-acre) wildfire remains active after starting on August 14, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, alongside four separate heat detections mapped over the past 48 hours that trace the fire's recent spread.
This incident occurs against a wider backdrop where 1,282,357 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 70% below the two-decade average, even as the local area navigates a typical fire season that spans from March to June.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Mexico for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 1.0 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,285,315 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 70% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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