Wildfire near Tuéjar (Sep 15), Spain (2026)

Wildfire near Tuéjar (Sep 15) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Tuéjar (Sep 15) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

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The story so far

Summary written on Sep 16, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire burning near Tuéjar, Spain, has consumed 400 hectares, or 988 acres, since it started on September 15, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the incident, reflecting the fierce activity along the fire front. Monitoring systems have detected 16 heat signatures nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent to which the fire has spread across the landscape.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. The blaze adds to a severe year for wildfires across the country, where 296,691 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 211% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.