Wildfire near Encrucijada, Cuba (2026)

Wildfire near Encrucijada — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Encrucijada — 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 20 km east of Encrucijada.

Summary written on Jul 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Encrucijada, Cuba, the active wildfire spans 230 hectares (568 acres) since it started on July 28, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a low heat signature from the fire front.

In the surrounding area, orbital sensors have detected a cluster of 10 heat detections over the past 48 hours, mapping the ongoing activity of the blaze.

In context

This wildfire burned in Cuba for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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