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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 detected11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC
Last detected11 Sep 2026 12:19 UTC
Satellite detections18
Peak intensity119 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 18
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 12:19 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 12:19 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 12:19 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 12:19 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 12:19 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 37 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 71 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 119 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 71 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 24 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 40 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 40 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 39 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 39 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 44 | firms |
| 11 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 44 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed36 km15 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed45 km20 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed48 km20 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed52 km17 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed62 km23 MW
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