Wildfire near Ciro Redondo (Jul 23), Cuba (2026)

Wildfire near Ciro Redondo (Jul 23) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Ciro Redondo (Jul 23) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

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

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellite sensors have registered a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire near Ciro Redondo, Cuba, where 10 separate heat detections have been recorded over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which ignited on July 23, 2026, continues to burn actively.

The ongoing incident has scorched a total area of 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres, in the Ciro Redondo area.

In context

This wildfire burned in Cuba for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.