Started on Jul 22, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Summary written on Jul 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.
A 570-hectare (1,408-acre) wildfire that burned through broadleaf and mixed forest near Villa del Prado, Spain, has now ended after igniting on July 22, 2026.
During the event, satellites picked up a cluster of 60 heat detections over a 48-hour period, reflecting the fire's activity across the forested landscape before crews successfully brought it under control.
In context
This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 911 ha (2,251 acres) — around 9.1 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 301,413 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 216% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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