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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 detected10 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC
Last detected10 Sep 2026 23:07 UTC
Satellite detections11
Peak intensity22 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 11
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 23:07 UTC | 0 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 23:07 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 22:48 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 22:48 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 22:48 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 22:12 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 13:53 UTC | 22 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 3 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
Other fires nearby
- Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed20 km137 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed27 km21 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed61 km22 MW
- Thaba Chweu Local Municipality✓ Confirmed64 km36 MW
- Steelpoort✓ Confirmed73 km27 MW
- Middelburg✓ Confirmed75 km31 MW
- Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality✓ Confirmed78 km23 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed80 km55 MW