EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Linares

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
100 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 28, 2026
Wildfire near Linares — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Linares — 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

About 10 km south of Linares.

Summary written on Jul 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up a low heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Linares, Mexico, where seven heat detections have registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which started on July 28, 2026, has grown to cover 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres.

In context

This wildfire burned in Mexico 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.

The bigger picture in Mexico

Across Mexico, roughly 1,344,246 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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