Wildfire near Quimilí (Sep 8), Argentina (2026)

Wildfire near Quimilí (Sep 8) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Quimilí (Sep 8) — 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 30 km southeast of Quimilí.

Summary written on Sep 9, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire burning near Quimilí, Argentina, has consumed 330 hectares (815 acres) since it started on September 8, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, with 15 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the blaze.

This incident unfolds during a broader national fire landscape where 755,217 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 82 percent below the country's two-decade average. While the local fire season typically runs from December to March, this active September fire continues to be monitored closely.

In context

This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.