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Fire near City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.
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Where
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality · Gauteng
First detected19 Sep 2026 18:41 UTC
Last detected20 Sep 2026 01:34 UTC
Satellite detections16
Peak intensity18 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 16
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2026 01:34 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 23:39 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 23:39 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 23:39 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 23:39 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 23:39 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 23:20 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 23:20 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 23:20 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 23:20 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 23:20 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 23:20 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 22:44 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 22:44 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 22:44 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 19 Sep 2026 18:41 UTC | 18 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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