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Fire near Modimolle 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 Modimolle Local Municipality · Limpopo
First detected17 Sep 2026 11:04 UTC
Last detected17 Sep 2026 13:23 UTC
Satellite detections28
Peak intensity296 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 — Modimolle Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-17) Before — Modimolle Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-12) Before · 2026-09-12 After · 2026-09-17

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 28

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
17 Sep 2026 13:23 UTC296firms
17 Sep 2026 13:23 UTC149firms
17 Sep 2026 13:23 UTC72firms
17 Sep 2026 13:23 UTC177firms
17 Sep 2026 13:23 UTC267firms
17 Sep 2026 12:44 UTC22firms
17 Sep 2026 12:44 UTC32firms
17 Sep 2026 12:44 UTC32firms
17 Sep 2026 12:44 UTC22firms
17 Sep 2026 12:44 UTC22firms
17 Sep 2026 12:44 UTC32firms
17 Sep 2026 12:44 UTC32firms
17 Sep 2026 12:44 UTC8firms
17 Sep 2026 12:44 UTC22firms
17 Sep 2026 12:44 UTC93firms
17 Sep 2026 12:44 UTC97firms
17 Sep 2026 12:08 UTC39firms
17 Sep 2026 12:08 UTC39firms
17 Sep 2026 12:08 UTC39firms
17 Sep 2026 12:08 UTC27firms
17 Sep 2026 12:08 UTC27firms
17 Sep 2026 12:08 UTC27firms
17 Sep 2026 11:21 UTC28firms
17 Sep 2026 11:21 UTC28firms
17 Sep 2026 11:21 UTC28firms
17 Sep 2026 11:21 UTC28firms
17 Sep 2026 11:04 UTC29firms
17 Sep 2026 11:04 UTC22firms

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