Wildfire near Mella (Jul 28), Dominican Republic (2026)

Wildfire near Mella (Jul 28) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Mella (Jul 28) — 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

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

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

The story so far

About 10 km northwest of Mella.

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

Burning near Mella in the Dominican Republic, an active 100-hectare (247-acre) wildfire that started on July 28, 2026, continues to generate a moderate heat signature according to satellite data. Satellites have also detected four heat signatures clustering nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire.

In context

This wildfire burned in Dominican Republic 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.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.