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Wildfire near Gradefes

Ended · 200 hectares (494 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
200Hectares494Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 10, 2026.

Spain todayLive
1Active39Hotspots 48h230Hectares
Last 7 days · risingHow many named wildfires were burning on each of the last 7 days. It rises when there are more than on the earlier days.
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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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

Quick facts

Official status
StabilizedIt stopped growing, but there's still fire inside.
Cause
Human
Jurisdiction
Junta de Castilla y León (INFOCAL)

An intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Gradefes, Spain, which has already consumed 200 hectares, or 494 acres, since it started on August 10, 2026. Monitoring data reveals eight heat detections over the past 48 hours, illustrating the recent spread of the fire front across the landscape during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.

This incident unfolds amid a severe broader wildfire season in Spain, where 256,937 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 170% above the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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 296,502 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 211% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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