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Fire near Puerto Gaitán
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
Puerto Gaitán · Meta
First detected19 Oct 2026 17:20 UTC
Last detected19 Oct 2026 20:42 UTC
Satellite detections4
Peak intensity24 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 4
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 20:42 UTC | 24 | firms |
| 19 Oct 2026 18:17 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 19 Oct 2026 17:58 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 19 Oct 2026 17:20 UTC | 10 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ IDEAM (Colombia) & National Disaster Risk Unit (UNGRD) ↗