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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 detected1 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC
Last detected2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC
Satellite detections9
Peak intensity16 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 9
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 14:03 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 1 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 7 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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