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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 detected1 Oct 2026 10:41 UTC
Last detected1 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC
Satellite detections5
Peak intensity83 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, 2026-09-18) Before · 2026-09-18 After · 2026-10-01

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 5

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
1 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC14firms
1 Oct 2026 11:23 UTC17firms
1 Oct 2026 11:23 UTC83firms
1 Oct 2026 11:23 UTC17firms
1 Oct 2026 10:41 UTC10firms

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