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Fire near Dannhauser

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

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Where Dannhauser · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected10 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC
Last detected10 Sep 2026 13:53 UTC
Satellite detections37
Peak intensity124 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After — Dannhauser (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-09) Before — Dannhauser (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-01) Before · 2026-09-01 After · 2026-09-09

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 37

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
10 Sep 2026 13:53 UTC16firms
10 Sep 2026 13:53 UTC12firms
10 Sep 2026 13:53 UTC8firms
10 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC23firms
10 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC23firms
10 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC25firms
10 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC31firms
10 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC17firms
10 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC4firms
10 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC11firms
10 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC11firms
10 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC9firms
10 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC9firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC6firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC5firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC5firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC10firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC6firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC5firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC6firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC47firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC47firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC124firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC47firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC47firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC3firms
10 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC6firms
10 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC22firms
10 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC49firms
10 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC20firms
10 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC49firms
10 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC20firms
10 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC20firms
10 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC6firms
10 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC6firms
10 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC13firms
10 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC10firms

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