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Fire near Balsas

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 Balsas · Maranhão
First detected2 Sep 2026 04:19 UTC
Last detected3 Sep 2026 17:15 UTC
Satellite detections8
Peak intensity32 MW
Active days2

Satellite detections — 8

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
3 Sep 2026 17:15 UTC32firms
3 Sep 2026 17:15 UTC31firms
3 Sep 2026 16:37 UTC12firms
3 Sep 2026 16:37 UTC10firms
3 Sep 2026 04:38 UTC1firms
2 Sep 2026 05:16 UTC2firms
2 Sep 2026 04:57 UTC1firms
2 Sep 2026 04:19 UTC4firms

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