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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.
⚠️ 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
Mpumalanga · Mpumalanga
First detected22 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC
Last detected23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC
Satellite detections34
Peak intensity22 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 34
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC | 22 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC | 22 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 01:09 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:01 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:01 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:01 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:01 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:01 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:01 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:01 UTC | 0 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 22:25 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 22:25 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 22:25 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 22:25 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 22:25 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 22:25 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 18:51 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC | 7 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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- Middelburg✓ Confirmed55 km31 MW
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