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Wildfire near Durazzano

Active · 100 hectares (247 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbersDay 2
100Hectares247Acres2Days burning

Started on Sep 15, 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

Intense heat signatures are currently being picked up by satellites over a 100-hectare (247-acre) active wildfire burning near Durazzano, Italy. Having started on September 15, 2026, the incident is unfolding during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.

Orbiting sensors have detected 12 distinct heat signatures clustering nearby in the past 48 hours, illustrating the current scale of the spreading front. This active Italian blaze is part of a broader, severe national wildfire crisis, with 109,386 hectares already burned across the country so far in 2026—a figure that stands 91% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Italy for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 1.0 km².

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

The bigger picture in Italy

Across Italy, roughly 109,386 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 91% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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