Started on Sep 15, 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
Spreading at an estimated 381 hectares per day across two days of burning, an active wildfire is currently scorching coniferous forest and other natural land near Quiroga, Spain. The incident began on September 15, 2026, and has already consumed 762 hectares (1,883 acres).
Orbiting satellites have detected 13 distinct heat signatures clustering nearby over the last 48 hours, highlighting the extent of the active front as it moves through the region's typical June to October fire season.
This destructive blaze occurs within a severe national context, as Spain has recorded 296,815 hectares burned so far in 2026—a figure that stands 212% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Spain for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 762 ha (1,883 acres) — about 7.6 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 296,815 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 212% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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