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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 detected4 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC
Last detected4 Sep 2026 12:06 UTC
Satellite detections6
Peak intensity22 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 6
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2026 12:06 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 12:06 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 11:49 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 11:49 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC | 22 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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