Wildfire near Casas de Millán
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning for two days with an average daily expansion of approximately 736 hectares per day, an active wildfire near Casas de Millán, Spain, has consumed 1,471 hectares (3,635 acres) of sclerophyllous vegetation and broadleaf forest since its start on August 1, 2026. Satellites are tracking the spread of this front through 16 heat detections registered over the past 48 hours in the surrounding area.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. Nationally, the broader picture shows severe seasonal impact, with 221,446 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure 132% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Spain for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,471 ha (3,635 acres) — about 15 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 221,446 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 132% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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