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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 detected13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC
Last detected13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC
Satellite detections10
Peak intensity18 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 10
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC | 7 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
Other fires nearby
- Polokwane Local Municipality✓ Confirmed16 km24 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed51 km184 MW
- Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed54 km33 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed57 km32 MW
- Mogalakwena Local Municipality✓ Confirmed61 km41 MW
- Molemole Local Municipality✓ Confirmed61 km257 MW
- Matlala✓ Confirmed66 km31 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed69 km17 MW