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Fire near Mpumalanga

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

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Where Mpumalanga · Mpumalanga
First detected2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC
Last detected2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC
Satellite detections19
Peak intensity34 MW
Active days1

Satellite detections — 19

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
2 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC8firms
2 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC11firms
2 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC3firms
2 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC5firms
2 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC5firms
2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC4firms
2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC10firms
2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC8firms
2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC8firms
2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC34firms
2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC7firms
2 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC25firms
2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC14firms
2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC11firms
2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC14firms
2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC11firms
2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC17firms
2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC17firms
2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC10firms

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