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Fire near Middelburg

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

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Where Middelburg · Mpumalanga
First detected26 Sep 2026 06:14 UTC
Last detected27 Sep 2026 19:00 UTC
Satellite detections19
Peak intensity31 MW
Active days2

Satellite detections — 19

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
27 Sep 2026 19:00 UTC31firms
27 Sep 2026 19:00 UTC6firms
27 Sep 2026 11:36 UTC3firms
27 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC6firms
27 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC6firms
26 Sep 2026 23:52 UTC1firms
26 Sep 2026 23:07 UTC1firms
26 Sep 2026 22:50 UTC2firms
26 Sep 2026 22:50 UTC2firms
26 Sep 2026 22:50 UTC2firms
26 Sep 2026 14:10 UTC6firms
26 Sep 2026 14:10 UTC8firms
26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC6firms
26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC5firms
26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC4firms
26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC8firms
26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC8firms
26 Sep 2026 06:14 UTC7firms
26 Sep 2026 06:14 UTC6firms

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