Wildfire near Congosto (ES)

Ended · 559 ha (1,381 acres) · started 2026-06-25 · updated 2026-07-13

True color Fire (SWIR)

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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).

After burning for 18 days, the wildfire near Congosto, Spain, has officially ended, having consumed 559 hectares (1,381 acres) of land. The blaze maintained an average daily growth rate of approximately 31 hectares throughout its duration.

The fire primarily impacted coniferous and broadleaf forest terrain. The event concluded following the initial outbreak on June 25, 2026.