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Fire near Cândido Mendes

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

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Where Cândido Mendes · Maranhão
First detected6 Oct 2026 03:42 UTC
Last detected6 Oct 2026 19:00 UTC
Satellite detections21
Peak intensity81 MW
Active days1

Satellite detections — 21

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
6 Oct 2026 19:00 UTC22firms
6 Oct 2026 19:00 UTC15firms
6 Oct 2026 17:17 UTC18firms
6 Oct 2026 17:17 UTC18firms
6 Oct 2026 17:17 UTC21firms
6 Oct 2026 17:17 UTC16firms
6 Oct 2026 17:17 UTC18firms
6 Oct 2026 17:17 UTC18firms
6 Oct 2026 17:17 UTC24firms
6 Oct 2026 17:17 UTC18firms
6 Oct 2026 16:58 UTC46firms
6 Oct 2026 16:58 UTC46firms
6 Oct 2026 16:58 UTC42firms
6 Oct 2026 16:22 UTC81firms
6 Oct 2026 16:22 UTC39firms
6 Oct 2026 16:22 UTC81firms
6 Oct 2026 04:38 UTC3firms
6 Oct 2026 04:17 UTC1firms
6 Oct 2026 04:17 UTC1firms
6 Oct 2026 04:17 UTC1firms
6 Oct 2026 03:42 UTC3firms

Official & data sources

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