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Fire near Thaba Chweu 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
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected11 Sep 2026 06:16 UTC
Last detected11 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC
Satellite detections10
Peak intensity43 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 10
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 06:16 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 06:16 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 06:16 UTC | 43 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 06:16 UTC | 28 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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