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Fire near Middelburg
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.
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Where
Middelburg · Mpumalanga
First detected25 Sep 2026 01:26 UTC
Last detected26 Sep 2026 14:10 UTC
Satellite detections19
Peak intensity32 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 19
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 2026 14:10 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 14:10 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 06:14 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 06:14 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 23:07 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 23:07 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 23:07 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 23:07 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 22:31 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 22:31 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 22:31 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 01:26 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 01:26 UTC | 32 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
Other fires nearby
- Middelburg✓ Confirmed0.4 km31 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed4.8 km55 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed48 km23 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed56 km22 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed65 km20 MW
- Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed71 km137 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed74 km15 MW
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