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Fire near City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.
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Where
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality · Gauteng
First detected21 Sep 2026 14:16 UTC
Last detected21 Sep 2026 23:01 UTC
Satellite detections4
Peak intensity55 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 4
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 23:01 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 23:01 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 14:16 UTC | 55 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 14:16 UTC | 38 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗