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Fire near Polokwane 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
Polokwane Local Municipality · Limpopo
First detected11 Oct 2026 11:17 UTC
Last detected11 Oct 2026 18:15 UTC
Satellite detections18
Peak intensity90 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 18
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2026 18:15 UTC | 34 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 18:15 UTC | 33 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 12:14 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 12:14 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 12:14 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 12:14 UTC | 90 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 12:14 UTC | 90 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 12:14 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 11:17 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 11:17 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 11 Oct 2026 11:17 UTC | 10 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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