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Fire near Pleven

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.

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Where Pleven · Pleven
First detected2 Oct 2026 10:19 UTC
Last detected2 Oct 2026 13:23 UTC
Satellite detections22
Peak intensity48 MW
Active days1
Fire dangerModerate

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-01) Before —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-11) Before · 2026-09-11 After · 2026-10-01

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 22

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
2 Oct 2026 13:23 UTC7firms
2 Oct 2026 13:23 UTC5firms
2 Oct 2026 13:23 UTC7firms
2 Oct 2026 12:02 UTC18firms
2 Oct 2026 12:02 UTC18firms
2 Oct 2026 12:02 UTC20firms
2 Oct 2026 12:02 UTC16firms
2 Oct 2026 12:02 UTC16firms
2 Oct 2026 12:02 UTC5firms
2 Oct 2026 12:02 UTC5firms
2 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC12firms
2 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC12firms
2 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC5firms
2 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC48firms
2 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC48firms
2 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC12firms
2 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC5firms
2 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC48firms
2 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC10firms
2 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC10firms
2 Oct 2026 10:19 UTC6firms
2 Oct 2026 10:19 UTC6firms

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