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Wildfire near Ciro Redondo (Jul 23)

Ended · 100 ha (247 acres) · started 2026-07-23 · updated 2026-07-23

Wildfire near Ciro Redondo (Jul 23) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Ciro Redondo (Jul 23) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

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.

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

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