Started on Sep 17, 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 is currently burning near Río de Teapa, Mexico, having consumed 130 hectares (321 acres) since it started on September 17, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, alongside 10 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread of the fire.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire landscape where 1,328,353 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 69% below the country's two-decade average. While the local typical fire season spans from March to June, this active fire continues to be monitored as it impacts the region.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,340,244 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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