Started on Sep 11, 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
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
An intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites near San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia, where a 400-hectare wildfire remains active after starting on September 11, 2026. Monitoring shows 28 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread and activity of the blaze during the local dry season.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop in which 917,890 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 86% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bolivia for 2 days. In total it burned about 580 ha (1,433 acres) — around 5.8 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 Bolivia
Across Bolivia, roughly 1,307,088 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 80% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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