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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

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC51firms
9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC51firms
9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC316firms
9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC51firms
9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC21firms
9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC12firms
9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC4firms
9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC4firms
9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC14firms
9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC14firms
9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC14firms
9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC83firms
9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC83firms
9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC83firms
9 Sep 2026 11:51 UTC83firms
9 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC10firms
9 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC7firms
9 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC5firms
8 Sep 2026 14:14 UTC20firms

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