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Fire near Albert Luthuli Local Municipality
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.
⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS. They are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, gas flares, sun glint) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official emergency sources.
Where
Albert Luthuli Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected23 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC
Last detected23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC
Satellite detections6
Peak intensity23 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 6
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC | 7 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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