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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 detected9 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC
Last detected10 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC
Satellite detections10
Peak intensity38 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 10
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 23:26 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 22:31 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 13:14 UTC | 35 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 13:14 UTC | 38 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 11:15 UTC | 14 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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