Wildfire near Valencia de las Torres
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
After burning for 44 days at an average rate of 23 hectares per day, the wildfire near Valencia de las Torres, Spain, has officially ended. The blaze, which began on May 30, 2026, ultimately consumed 999 hectares of land.
The fire's path across the landscape primarily impacted broadleaf forest and agricultural areas within the region.
In context
This wildfire burned in Spain for 88 days. In total it burned about 999 ha (2,469 acres) — around 10.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Spain
Across Spain, roughly 294,894 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 210% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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