Wildfire near Las Lajitas
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire near Las Lajitas, Argentina, with 15 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the blaze's recent spread across 380 hectares, or 939 acres. The fire has been burning since September 3, 2026.
This incident unfolds during a remarkably subdued year for fire activity across the country. A total of 696,909 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 83% below the two-decade average. This current activity arrives well ahead of the region's typical fire season, which generally runs from December to March.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Argentina for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 3.8 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 696,909 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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