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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 detected26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC
Last detected26 Sep 2026 22:12 UTC
Satellite detections33
Peak intensity92 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 33
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 2026 22:12 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 14:10 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 14:10 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 69 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 92 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 90 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 69 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 69 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 90 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 2 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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