Wildfire near Puebla de Alfindén, Spain (2026)

Wildfire near Puebla de Alfindén — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Puebla de Alfindén — 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

Summary written on Sep 11, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

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. 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.