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Fire near Mpofana 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
Mpofana Local Municipality · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected20 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC
Last detected20 Oct 2026 12:44 UTC
Satellite detections28
Peak intensity596 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 28
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 12:44 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:44 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:44 UTC | 148 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:44 UTC | 148 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:44 UTC | 148 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:44 UTC | 60 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:44 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:44 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 178 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 178 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 66 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 596 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 51 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 107 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 107 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 107 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 107 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 482 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 482 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 118 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 0 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 248 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 0 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 248 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 42 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗