EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near San Ignacio de Velasco (Sep 11)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
580 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Sep 11, 2026
Wildfire near San Ignacio de Velasco (Sep 11) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near San Ignacio de Velasco (Sep 11) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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The story so far

About 55 km north of San Ignacio de Velasco.

Summary written on Sep 12, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

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. That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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 1,518,972 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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