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Fire near Mercaderes

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.

⚠️ 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, gas flares, sun glint) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official emergency sources.

Where Mercaderes · Cauca
First detected8 Sep 2026 05:48 UTC
Last detected8 Sep 2026 20:55 UTC
Satellite detections13
Peak intensity24 MW
Active days1

Satellite detections — 13

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
8 Sep 2026 20:55 UTC13firms
8 Sep 2026 08:35 UTC9firms
8 Sep 2026 06:44 UTC9firms
8 Sep 2026 06:44 UTC9firms
8 Sep 2026 06:44 UTC4firms
8 Sep 2026 06:44 UTC9firms
8 Sep 2026 06:44 UTC9firms
8 Sep 2026 06:44 UTC4firms
8 Sep 2026 06:22 UTC8firms
8 Sep 2026 06:22 UTC24firms
8 Sep 2026 06:22 UTC8firms
8 Sep 2026 05:48 UTC4firms
8 Sep 2026 05:48 UTC4firms

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