Wildfire near Nikinci, Serbia (2026)

Wildfire near Nikinci — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Nikinci — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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 20 km northeast of Nikinci.

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

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Nikinci, Serbia, where 19 separate thermal detections have clustered over the past 48 hours to reveal a rapidly spreading front. The blaze, which ignited on September 28, 2026, has already consumed 380 hectares, translating to approximately 939 acres.

This active fire is unfolding against the backdrop of Serbia's typical fire season, which spans the warm and dry months roughly from May to October.

In context

This wildfire burned in Serbia for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.