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Fire near eMadlangeni Local Municipality
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.
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Where
eMadlangeni Local Municipality · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC
Last detected2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC
Satellite detections42
Peak intensity124 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 42
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 31 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 31 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 33 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 71 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 69 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 69 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 24 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 24 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 24 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 122 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 122 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 122 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 94 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 124 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 124 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 29 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 29 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 124 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 70 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗