Wildfire near Buena Vista 1ra. Sección (Sep 12), Mexico (2026)

Wildfire near Buena Vista 1ra. Sección (Sep 12) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Buena Vista 1ra. Sección (Sep 12) — 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

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

Burning across 43 days in Mexico near the city of Buena Vista 1ra. Sección, a wildfire that began on September 12, 2026, has now ended. Satellites monitoring the incident picked up a low heat intensity as the blaze progressed, generating a rough satellite-based estimate of 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres.

This incident unfolded against a broader national backdrop where 1,343,963 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 69% below the two-decade average. In this region, the typical fire season generally runs from March to June.

In context

This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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.