Wildfire near Blasillo 1ra. Sección (Nicolás Bravo), Mexico (2026)

Wildfire near Blasillo 1ra. Sección (Nicolás Bravo) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Blasillo 1ra. Sección (Nicolás Bravo) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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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The story so far

About 15 km north of Blasillo 1ra. Sección (Nicolás Bravo).

Summary written on Aug 15, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

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 burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.