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Fire near Buritirama

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

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Where Buritirama · Bahia
First detected17 Sep 2026 18:21 UTC
Last detected18 Sep 2026 04:21 UTC
Satellite detections4
Peak intensity1,062 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

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

After — Buritirama (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-17) Before — Buritirama (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-14) Before · 2026-09-14 After · 2026-09-17

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 4

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
18 Sep 2026 04:21 UTC1firms
17 Sep 2026 18:21 UTC133firms
17 Sep 2026 18:21 UTC1,062firms
17 Sep 2026 18:21 UTC19firms

Official & data sources

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