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Fire near Middelburg
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.
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Where
Middelburg · Mpumalanga
First detected28 Sep 2026 00:09 UTC
Last detected28 Sep 2026 13:46 UTC
Satellite detections8
Peak intensity66 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 8
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 13:46 UTC | 66 | firms |
| 28 Sep 2026 05:55 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 28 Sep 2026 05:55 UTC | 24 | firms |
| 28 Sep 2026 05:55 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 28 Sep 2026 00:09 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 28 Sep 2026 00:09 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 28 Sep 2026 00:09 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 28 Sep 2026 00:09 UTC | 1 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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