Wildfire near Oresh, Bulgaria (2026)

Wildfire near Oresh — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Oresh — 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

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

Burning near Oresh, Bulgaria, an active wildfire has scorched 230 ha (568 acres) since it started on July 28, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the blaze, highlighting the extreme energy being released along the active front.

Monitoring systems have detected 9 thermal anomalies in the surrounding area over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire near the city.

In context

This wildfire burned in Bulgaria for 2 days. In total it burned about 230 ha (568 acres) — around 2.3 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.