Started on Jul 22, 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
Burning near the city of Sagua la Grande, Cuba, an active wildfire spanning 230 hectares (568 acres) has been tracked since July 22, 2026. Satellites are picking up a low heat signature from the active front, while orbital sensors have recorded 11 heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, indicating the current spread of the incident.
In context
This wildfire burned in Cuba for 2 days. In total it burned about 230 ha (568 acres) — around 2.3 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.
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