EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near La Pueblanueva

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
180 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 23, 2026
Wildfire near La Pueblanueva — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near La Pueblanueva — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near La Pueblanueva, Spain, with seven recent thermal detections recorded in the area. The fire, which started on July 23, 2026, has currently charred 180 hectares (445 acres).

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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.

The bigger picture in Spain

Across Spain, roughly 301,413 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 216% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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