Wildfire near Espinar, El
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Fire (SWIR)
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).
Quick facts
- Cause
- Human
- Jurisdiction
- Junta de Castilla y León (INFOCAL)
Spreading at an estimated clip of 485 hectares per day over its two days of burning, an active wildfire near Espinar, El, Spain, has consumed 970 hectares (2,397 acres) of agricultural areas and broadleaf forest since it started on August 8, 2026. Satellites have registered seven heat detections in the past 48 hours, tracking the recent spread of the blaze across the landscape.
The Junta de Castilla y León, operating through the INFOCAL agency, is actively responding to the human-caused incident. The regional fire season typically spans from June to October, placing this event right in the heart of the period of heightened risk.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 223,403 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 135 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Spain for 3 days. In total it burned about 970 ha (2,397 acres) — around 9.7 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Spain
Across Spain, roughly 295,856 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 211% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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