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Fire near Emakhazeni 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
Emakhazeni Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected8 Oct 2026 22:22 UTC
Last detected9 Oct 2026 06:29 UTC
Satellite detections33
Peak intensity87 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 33
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 06:29 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 06:29 UTC | 65 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 06:29 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 06:29 UTC | 87 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 06:29 UTC | 33 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 00:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 00:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 9 Oct 2026 00:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 23:29 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 23:29 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 23:29 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 23:29 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:22 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:22 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:22 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:22 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:22 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:22 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:22 UTC | 5 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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