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Fire near Municipio de General Ballivián

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by repeated, intense satellite detections (or by official information).

⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS. They are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, agricultural burning) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official sources.

Where Municipio de General Ballivián · Salta
First detected8 Oct 2026 17:56 UTC
Last detected8 Oct 2026 18:15 UTC
Satellite detections11
Peak intensity69 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

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After — Municipio de General Ballivián (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-08) Before — Municipio de General Ballivián (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-28) Before · 2026-09-28 After · 2026-10-08

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 11

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
8 Oct 2026 18:15 UTC18firms
8 Oct 2026 18:15 UTC4firms
8 Oct 2026 18:15 UTC19firms
8 Oct 2026 18:15 UTC19firms
8 Oct 2026 18:15 UTC4firms
8 Oct 2026 18:15 UTC19firms
8 Oct 2026 17:56 UTC5firms
8 Oct 2026 17:56 UTC5firms
8 Oct 2026 17:56 UTC9firms
8 Oct 2026 17:56 UTC9firms
8 Oct 2026 17:56 UTC69firms

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