Started on Sep 21, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at an active wildfire burning near Municipio Apolo, Bolivia, where 29 thermal detections have been recorded over the last 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 300 hectares (741 acres), broke out on September 21, 2026, during the dry season.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop in which 1,018,857 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 84% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 1 day. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Bolivia
Across Bolivia, roughly 1,030,690 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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