Wildfire near La Campana, Spain (2026)

Wildfire near La Campana — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near La Campana — 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

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

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

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The story so far

About 5 km east of La Campana.

Summary written on Sep 7, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is currently burning near the city of La Campana in Spain, having scorched 100 hectares (247 acres) since it started on September 6, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while four heat detections over the past 48 hours point to the recent spread of the fire across the landscape.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. The broader environmental picture in Spain remains severe, with 295,856 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 211% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.