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Fire near Bela Bela 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
Bela Bela Local Municipality · Limpopo
First detected17 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC
Last detected18 Oct 2026 13:01 UTC
Satellite detections62
Peak intensity106 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 62
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026 13:01 UTC | 46 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 13:01 UTC | 37 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 13:01 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 13:01 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 21 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 88 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 76 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 21 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 106 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 40 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC | 22 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC | 22 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 21 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 21 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 21 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 23:58 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 23:58 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 23:58 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 23:16 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 23:16 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 23:16 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 23:16 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 23:16 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 22:18 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 22:18 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 22:18 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 22:18 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 18:51 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 18:51 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 18:51 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 18:51 UTC | 38 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC | 13 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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