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Wildfire near Concepción (Oct 22)

Started · size estimated by satellite

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Estimated size
350 hectares
from satellite heat
Burning for
2 days
from Oct 22, 2026
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The story so far

An active wildfire is currently burning near the city of Municipio Concepción in Bolivia, having started on October 22, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while 26 heat detections over the past 48 hours cluster nearby, indicating how far the fire has spread in the area. The blaze has reached an estimated size of roughly 330 hectares, or 815 acres, by satellite estimate.

This fire develops during the dry season in a broader national context where 1,427,237 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure 78% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 3.5 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.

The bigger picture in Bolivia

Across Bolivia, roughly 1,427,237 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 78% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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