Wildfire near Bordj Oukhris (Jul 23 · SW), Algeria (2026)

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near Bordj Oukhris (Jul 23 · NE)

Wildfire near Bordj Oukhris (Jul 23 · SW) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Bordj Oukhris (Jul 23 · SW) — 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.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Bordj Oukhris, Algeria, where 30 recent heat detections cluster nearby to trace the fire's ongoing spread. The blaze has scorched 280 hectares, equivalent to 692 acres, since it started on July 23.

In context

This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 280 ha (692 acres) — around 2.8 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.