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Fire near Polokwane Local Municipality

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.

⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS. They are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, gas flares, sun glint) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official emergency sources.

Where Polokwane Local Municipality · Limpopo
First detected12 Sep 2026 10:56 UTC
Last detected13 Sep 2026 19:42 UTC
Satellite detections31
Peak intensity78 MW
Active days2

Satellite detections — 31

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
13 Sep 2026 19:42 UTC45firms
13 Sep 2026 19:42 UTC78firms
13 Sep 2026 19:42 UTC52firms
13 Sep 2026 19:42 UTC40firms
13 Sep 2026 14:08 UTC13firms
13 Sep 2026 14:08 UTC27firms
13 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC4firms
13 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC5firms
13 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC6firms
13 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC4firms
13 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC9firms
13 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC6firms
13 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC8firms
13 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC9firms
12 Sep 2026 23:14 UTC2firms
12 Sep 2026 13:29 UTC16firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC5firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC8firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC5firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC5firms
12 Sep 2026 12:02 UTC36firms
12 Sep 2026 12:02 UTC9firms
12 Sep 2026 12:02 UTC36firms
12 Sep 2026 12:02 UTC9firms
12 Sep 2026 12:02 UTC6firms
12 Sep 2026 12:02 UTC12firms
12 Sep 2026 12:02 UTC9firms
12 Sep 2026 11:17 UTC4firms
12 Sep 2026 11:17 UTC16firms
12 Sep 2026 11:17 UTC14firms
12 Sep 2026 10:56 UTC5firms

Official & data sources

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All fires on 12 Sep 2026

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