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Fire near City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.
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Where
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality · Gauteng
First detected18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC
Last detected18 Oct 2026 13:01 UTC
Satellite detections8
Peak intensity17 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 8
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026 13:01 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 13:01 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 6 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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