Started on Sep 3, 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 in Mexico, an active wildfire has consumed 100 hectares (247 acres) since it started on September 3, 2026. Satellites are picking up a low heat signature from the peak fire radiative power, alongside 16 heat detections clustered nearby over the last 48 hours to mark the extent of the spread.
While this incident develops outside the region's typical fire season of March to June, it unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 1,312,686 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 70% 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 1,342,198 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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