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Fire near Limpopo

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.

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Where Limpopo · Limpopo
First detected13 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC
Last detected13 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC
Satellite detections29
Peak intensity110 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

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

After —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-12) Before —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-02) Before · 2026-09-02 After · 2026-09-12

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 29

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
13 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC5firms
13 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC7firms
13 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC7firms
13 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC4firms
13 Sep 2026 12:17 UTC4firms
13 Sep 2026 12:17 UTC4firms
13 Sep 2026 12:17 UTC10firms
13 Sep 2026 12:17 UTC5firms
13 Sep 2026 12:17 UTC10firms
13 Sep 2026 12:17 UTC5firms
13 Sep 2026 12:17 UTC4firms
13 Sep 2026 12:17 UTC6firms
13 Sep 2026 12:17 UTC4firms
13 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC110firms
13 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC43firms
13 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC43firms
13 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC6firms
13 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC6firms
13 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC12firms
13 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC12firms
13 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC12firms
13 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC12firms
13 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC43firms
13 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC11firms
13 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC11firms
13 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC11firms
13 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC45firms
13 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC17firms
13 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC17firms

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