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Fire near Thaba Chweu 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
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected13 Oct 2026 01:22 UTC
Last detected14 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC
Satellite detections17
Peak intensity16 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 17
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 11:17 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 06:27 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 00:09 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 00:09 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 00:09 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 00:09 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 00:09 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 22:50 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 22:50 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 22:29 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 01:22 UTC | 8 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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