Fire near Mpumalanga

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.

Satellite before & after

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

Before · 2026-09-02 After · 2026-10-04

Natural colour Through the smoke Burn scar

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

All fires on 4 Oct 2026