Wildfire near Campo Gallo (Sep 9)
Started on Sep 9, 2026.
Argentina todayLiveSatellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire burning near Campo Gallo, Argentina, has consumed 330 hectares, or 815 acres, since it started on September 9, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 19 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate how far the blaze has spread.
This incident unfolds during a broader national landscape where 771,788 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 81 percent below the country's two-decade average. While the local fire is active now, Argentina's typical fire season spans from December to March.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 km².
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Argentina
Across Argentina, roughly 784,148 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 81% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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