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Fire near Madibeng 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 Madibeng Local Municipality · North West
First detected12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC
Last detected12 Sep 2026 12:55 UTC
Satellite detections6
Peak intensity48 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 — Madibeng Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-12) Before — Madibeng Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-02) Before · 2026-09-02 After · 2026-09-12

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 6

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
12 Sep 2026 12:55 UTC37firms
12 Sep 2026 12:55 UTC48firms
12 Sep 2026 12:55 UTC28firms
12 Sep 2026 12:55 UTC28firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC35firms
12 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC48firms

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