Started on Aug 6, 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
An intense heat signature is being picked up by satellites over a 300-hectare (741-acre) active wildfire burning near Municipio de Seclantás in Argentina, which has already triggered 12 heat detections in the past 48 hours to mark the spread of the fire. The blaze began on August 6, 2026.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically runs from December to March. Nationally, the broader context shows that 568,068 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 86% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 791,284 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 81% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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