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Wildfire near Villablino

Ended · 250 hectares (618 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
250Hectares618Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 3, 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

Burning near Villablino, Spain, an active wildfire has scorched 250 hectares, equivalent to 618 acres, since it started on September 3, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by ten heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread of the blaze.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. The broader landscape faces heightened vulnerability, with 295,856 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that is 211% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 250 ha (618 acres) — around 2.5 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 301,299 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 216% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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