Started on Oct 2, 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
An active wildfire is currently burning across 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres, near the city of Dunavtsi in Bulgaria. Having started on October 2, 2026, the ongoing blaze is developing during the country's typical fire season, which generally spans the warm, dry months from May to October.
Satellites monitoring the incident have registered a moderate heat intensity from the front, reflecting the peak radiative power of the burning vegetation. Additionally, NASA's FIRMS has detected four heat signatures in the immediate vicinity over the past 48 hours, illustrating the localized spread and active footprint of the fire near Dunavtsi.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bulgaria for less than a day. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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