Started on Aug 25, 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 active wildfire spanning 100 hectares, or approximately 247 acres, is currently burning near Pentre in the United Kingdom after starting on August 24, 2026. Orbiting equipment is currently picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while space-based monitoring over the past 48 hours has logged eight distinct thermal detections in the surrounding area.
This incident is unfolding during the region's typical fire season, which officially runs from April to September.
In context
This wildfire burned in United Kingdom for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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