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Fire near KwaZulu-Natal
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
KwaZulu-Natal · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected7 Oct 2026 23:03 UTC
Last detected8 Oct 2026 13:33 UTC
Satellite detections19
Peak intensity172 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 19
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2026 13:33 UTC | 156 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 13:33 UTC | 44 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 13:33 UTC | 172 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 12:46 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 12:46 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 12:12 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 12:12 UTC | 34 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 12:12 UTC | 34 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 43 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 144 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:08 UTC | 41 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:08 UTC | 62 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:08 UTC | 41 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:08 UTC | 37 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:08 UTC | 41 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 11:08 UTC | 37 | firms |
| 7 Oct 2026 23:03 UTC | 1 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗