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Wildfire near Puebla de Alfindén

Ended · 100 hectares (247 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
100Hectares247Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 11, 2026.

Spain today7 days
1Fires · 7d36Hotspots 48h100Hectares · 7d
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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

A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Puebla de Alfindén, Spain, which has grown to consume 100 hectares, or 247 acres, since it started on September 11, 2026. Monitoring systems have registered 5 heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the active front.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. The broader environmental picture in Spain underscores an exceptionally destructive period, with 296,502 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 211 percent above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

The bigger picture in Spain

Across Spain, roughly 301,101 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 216% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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