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Fire near KwaZulu-Natal

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 KwaZulu-Natal · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected10 Oct 2026 10:49 UTC
Last detected10 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC
Satellite detections4
Peak intensity17 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, 2026-10-09) Before —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-01) Before · 2026-09-01 After · 2026-10-09

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 4

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
10 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC6firms
10 Oct 2026 12:12 UTC5firms
10 Oct 2026 11:34 UTC7firms
10 Oct 2026 10:49 UTC17firms

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