Started on Sep 16, 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 spanning 230 hectares (568 acres) is currently burning near Fraccionamiento del Valle, Mexico, following its start on September 16, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while 9 separate heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours to indicate the extent of the spread.
This incident occurs during a broader national fire season that typically runs from March to June. Despite this event, the wider context shows that 1,328,353 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a 69% decrease below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 230 ha (568 acres) — around 2.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,339,991 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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