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Fire near Maluti-a-Phofung 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
Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality · Free State
First detected20 Oct 2026 22:20 UTC
Last detected21 Oct 2026 13:36 UTC
Satellite detections17
Peak intensity94 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 17
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 13:36 UTC | 94 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 13:36 UTC | 42 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC | 34 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC | 34 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 06:08 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 00:01 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 00:01 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 00:01 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 23:03 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 23:03 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 20 Oct 2026 22:20 UTC | 2 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗