Started on Sep 12, 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
Burning near Chichicastle 1ra. Sección, Mexico, an active wildfire has consumed 100 hectares (247 acres) since it started on September 12, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside six heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours that trace the cluster of nearby thermal activity.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically spans from March to June. Across the country, a broader context marks the year: 1,318,451 hectares have burned so far in 2026, placing the total burned area 69 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,341,187 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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