Started on Sep 23, 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
Burning near Icaño in Argentina, a 350-hectare (865-acre) wildfire burned over three days following its start on September 23, 2026, averaging an approximate daily growth of 117 hectares. Satellites picked up an intense heat signature while detecting five heat signatures clustering nearby, indicating the extent to which the fire had spread before it ended.
This event unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 885,149 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 78% below the country's two-decade average. This activity occurred well ahead of the region's typical fire season, which usually runs from December to March.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 km².
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Argentina
Across Argentina, roughly 1,002,334 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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