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Fire near Montezuma

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

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Where Montezuma · Minas Gerais
First detected14 Sep 2026 17:05 UTC
Last detected15 Sep 2026 17:07 UTC
Satellite detections14
Peak intensity202 MW
Active days2

Satellite before & after

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

After — Montezuma (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-14) Before — Montezuma (Sentinel-2, 2026-08-28) Before · 2026-08-28 After · 2026-09-14

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 14

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
15 Sep 2026 17:07 UTC3firms
15 Sep 2026 17:07 UTC3firms
15 Sep 2026 17:07 UTC15firms
15 Sep 2026 17:07 UTC10firms
15 Sep 2026 16:48 UTC18firms
15 Sep 2026 16:48 UTC13firms
15 Sep 2026 16:48 UTC13firms
14 Sep 2026 18:04 UTC75firms
14 Sep 2026 18:04 UTC202firms
14 Sep 2026 17:26 UTC26firms
14 Sep 2026 17:26 UTC26firms
14 Sep 2026 17:05 UTC55firms
14 Sep 2026 17:05 UTC55firms
14 Sep 2026 17:05 UTC55firms

Official & data sources

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