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Fire near Ventersdorp 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 Ventersdorp Local Municipality · North West
First detected6 Oct 2026 13:57 UTC
Last detected7 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC
Satellite detections2
Peak intensity114 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After — Ventersdorp Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-05) Before — Ventersdorp Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-25) Before · 2026-09-25 After · 2026-10-05

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 2

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
7 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC4firms
6 Oct 2026 13:57 UTC114firms

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