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Wildfire near Cármenes

Ended · 130 hectares (321 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
130Hectares321Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 14, 2026.

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

An active wildfire is currently burning near Cármenes, Spain, having scorched 130 hectares (321 acres) since it started on September 14, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently registering a moderate heat signature from the incident, with five distinct heat detections picked up by NASA's FIRMS over the past 48 hours.

This active blaze occurs against the backdrop of an unusually severe wildfire year in the country. A total of 296,691 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a staggering 211% increase above the two-decade average. The current fire unfolds well within the region's typical fire season, which traditionally spans from June to October.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 km².

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

The bigger picture in Spain

Across Spain, roughly 301,101 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 216% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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