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Fire near Dr JS Moroka 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
Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected25 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC
Last detected25 Sep 2026 13:31 UTC
Satellite detections12
Peak intensity52 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 12
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 13:31 UTC | 52 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 12:14 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 12:14 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 12:14 UTC | 36 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 12:14 UTC | 32 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 12:14 UTC | 36 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 12:14 UTC | 32 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 25 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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- Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality✓ Confirmed35 km122 MW
- Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality✓ Confirmed42 km23 MW
- Gauteng✓ Confirmed70 km26 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed70 km22 MW
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