Wildfire near Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo, Mexico (2026)

Wildfire near Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

About 30 km east of Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo.

Summary written on Sep 12, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo, Mexico, where four heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 100 hectares (247 acres), has been burning since its start on September 11, 2026.

This incident unfolds during a broader national fire landscape where 1,317,659 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 69% below the two-decade average. While the typical fire season in the region runs from March to June, this September blaze continues to actively consume land in the area.

In context

This wildfire burned in Mexico 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.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.