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Fire near Mogalakwena 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
Mogalakwena Local Municipality · Limpopo
First detected27 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC
Last detected27 Sep 2026 23:33 UTC
Satellite detections13
Peak intensity46 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 13
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 27 Sep 2026 22:29 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 27 Sep 2026 19:00 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 27 Sep 2026 12:55 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 27 Sep 2026 12:55 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 27 Sep 2026 11:36 UTC | 37 | firms |
| 27 Sep 2026 11:36 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 27 Sep 2026 11:36 UTC | 37 | firms |
| 27 Sep 2026 11:36 UTC | 32 | firms |
| 27 Sep 2026 11:36 UTC | 46 | firms |
| 27 Sep 2026 11:36 UTC | 32 | firms |
| 27 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 27 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 8 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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