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Fire near Polokwane Local Municipality

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.

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Where Polokwane Local Municipality · Limpopo
First detected15 Sep 2026 19:21 UTC
Last detected16 Sep 2026 18:21 UTC
Satellite detections54
Peak intensity27 MW
Active days1

Satellite detections — 54

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
16 Sep 2026 18:21 UTC21firms
16 Sep 2026 18:21 UTC19firms
16 Sep 2026 12:25 UTC17firms
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16 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC5firms
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16 Sep 2026 11:42 UTC10firms
16 Sep 2026 11:21 UTC8firms
16 Sep 2026 10:45 UTC26firms
16 Sep 2026 10:45 UTC27firms
16 Sep 2026 10:45 UTC14firms
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16 Sep 2026 10:45 UTC11firms
16 Sep 2026 10:45 UTC26firms
16 Sep 2026 10:45 UTC27firms
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15 Sep 2026 23:58 UTC2firms
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15 Sep 2026 23:14 UTC1firms
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15 Sep 2026 22:18 UTC1firms
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15 Sep 2026 19:21 UTC17firms

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