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Fire near Thembisile Hani 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 Thembisile Hani Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected23 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC
Last detected23 Oct 2026 23:46 UTC
Satellite detections44
Peak intensity33 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 — Thembisile Hani Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-22) Before — Thembisile Hani Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-12) Before · 2026-09-12 After · 2026-10-22

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 44

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
23 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC7firms
23 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC7firms
23 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC4firms
23 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC4firms
23 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC3firms
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23 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC4firms
23 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC4firms
23 Oct 2026 01:09 UTC16firms
23 Oct 2026 05:46 UTC33firms
23 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC10firms
23 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC7firms
23 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC16firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC14firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC19firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC14firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC19firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC13firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC9firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC11firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC9firms
23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC8firms
23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC15firms
23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC8firms
23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC10firms
23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC10firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC5firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC9firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC10firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC5firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC9firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC9firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC9firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC10firms
23 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC1firms
23 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC2firms
23 Oct 2026 23:01 UTC1firms
23 Oct 2026 23:01 UTC1firms
23 Oct 2026 23:46 UTC2firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC19firms
23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC8firms
23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC15firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC4firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC6firms

Official & data sources

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All fires on 23 Oct 2026

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