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Fire near Limpopo
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
Limpopo · Limpopo
First detected6 Oct 2026 06:10 UTC
Last detected6 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC
Satellite detections11
Peak intensity24 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 11
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 23:01 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 22:22 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 22:22 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 06:10 UTC | 24 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 06:10 UTC | 21 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
Other fires nearby
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed34 km17 MW
- Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed46 km33 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed49 km184 MW
- Mookgopong Local Municipality✓ Confirmed53 km158 MW
- Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality✓ Confirmed54 km23 MW
- Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed54 km137 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed55 km21 MW
- Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed57 km49 MW