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Fire near Mpumalanga
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.
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Where
Mpumalanga · Mpumalanga
First detected8 Sep 2026 14:14 UTC
Last detected9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC
Satellite detections19
Peak intensity316 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 19
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC | 51 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC | 51 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC | 316 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC | 51 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC | 21 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC | 83 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC | 83 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC | 83 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC | 83 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 8 Sep 2026 14:14 UTC | 20 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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