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Fire near Albert Luthuli 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
Albert Luthuli Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected20 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC
Last detected21 Sep 2026 11:49 UTC
Satellite detections16
Peak intensity17 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 16
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 11:49 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 11:49 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 11:49 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 11:28 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 11:28 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 11:28 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 11:28 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 10:51 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 06:14 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 13:40 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 12:06 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 12:06 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 11:47 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 20 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC | 6 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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