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Fire near Emakhazeni 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 Emakhazeni Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected15 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC
Last detected16 Oct 2026 13:44 UTC
Satellite detections39
Peak intensity52 MW
Active days2

Satellite before & after

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

After — Emakhazeni Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-14) Before — Emakhazeni Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-12) Before · 2026-10-12 After · 2026-10-14

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 39

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
16 Oct 2026 13:44 UTC10firms
16 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC9firms
16 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC12firms
16 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC52firms
16 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC26firms
16 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC26firms
16 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC26firms
16 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC7firms
16 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC6firms
16 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC6firms
16 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC49firms
16 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC10firms
16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC9firms
16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC4firms
16 Oct 2026 06:08 UTC16firms
15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC1firms
15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC1firms
15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC1firms
15 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC1firms
15 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC1firms
15 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC1firms
15 Oct 2026 22:12 UTC2firms
15 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC30firms
15 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC9firms
15 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC9firms
15 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC8firms
15 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC7firms
15 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC7firms
15 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC4firms
15 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC8firms
15 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC8firms
15 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC4firms
15 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC8firms
15 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC18firms
15 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC11firms
15 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC11firms
15 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC11firms
15 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC11firms
15 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC11firms

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