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Wildfire near Vegas del Condado (Jul 29)

Ended · 400 ha (988 acres) · started 2026-07-29 · updated 2026-07-30

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400Hectares988Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Jul 29, 2026.

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Wildfire near Vegas del Condado (Jul 29) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Vegas del Condado (Jul 29) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
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).

Burning near Vegas del Condado, Spain, an active wildfire has consumed 400 ha (988 acres) since it started on 2026-07-29. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature.

With 16 heat detections picked up by satellites in the last 48 hours, the fire continues to show significant thermal activity in the area.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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 296,502 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 211% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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