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Fire near Emakhazeni 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 Emakhazeni Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected12 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC
Last detected13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC
Satellite detections17
Peak intensity74 MW
Active days2

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After — Emakhazeni Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-12) Before — Emakhazeni Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-12) Before · 2026-09-12 After · 2026-10-12

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 17

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC7firms
13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC7firms
13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC3firms
12 Oct 2026 14:27 UTC20firms
12 Oct 2026 14:27 UTC38firms
12 Oct 2026 14:27 UTC53firms
12 Oct 2026 14:27 UTC74firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC13firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC13firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC12firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC12firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC12firms
12 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC13firms
12 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC8firms
12 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC13firms
12 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC13firms
12 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC8firms

Official & data sources

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All fires on 12 Oct 2026

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