Wildfire near Valencia de las Torres (ES)

Ended · 999 ha (2,469 acres) · started 2026-05-30 · updated 2026-07-13

True color Fire (SWIR)

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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

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.