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Fire near Mkhondo 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
Mkhondo Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected8 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC
Last detected9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC
Satellite detections13
Peak intensity37 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 13
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 13:33 UTC | 27 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 13:33 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 13:33 UTC | 37 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 13:33 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 12:49 UTC | 30 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC | 29 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC | 25 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC | 29 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC | 25 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗