Wildfire near Icaño (Sep 23), Argentina (2026)

Wildfire near Icaño (Sep 23) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Icaño (Sep 23) — 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

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 20 km southeast of Icaño.

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. That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.