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Fire near Alfred Duma 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 Alfred Duma Local Municipality · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected9 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC
Last detected9 Oct 2026 14:12 UTC
Satellite detections8
Peak intensity35 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After — Alfred Duma Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-09) Before — Alfred Duma Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-02) Before · 2026-10-02 After · 2026-10-09

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 8

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
9 Oct 2026 14:12 UTC35firms
9 Oct 2026 12:51 UTC19firms
9 Oct 2026 12:51 UTC16firms
9 Oct 2026 12:51 UTC21firms
9 Oct 2026 12:29 UTC6firms
9 Oct 2026 12:29 UTC17firms
9 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC6firms
9 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC6firms

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