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Fire near Thembisile Hani 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 Thembisile Hani Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected22 Sep 2026 06:54 UTC
Last detected23 Sep 2026 12:51 UTC
Satellite detections27
Peak intensity19 MW
Active days2

Satellite detections — 27

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
23 Sep 2026 12:51 UTC13firms
23 Sep 2026 12:51 UTC10firms
23 Sep 2026 12:51 UTC10firms
23 Sep 2026 12:32 UTC4firms
23 Sep 2026 12:32 UTC10firms
23 Sep 2026 12:32 UTC9firms
23 Sep 2026 12:32 UTC7firms
23 Sep 2026 12:32 UTC6firms
23 Sep 2026 12:32 UTC5firms
23 Sep 2026 12:32 UTC4firms
23 Sep 2026 12:32 UTC4firms
23 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC8firms
23 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC3firms
23 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC3firms
23 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC3firms
23 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC8firms
23 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC8firms
23 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC4firms
23 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC2firms
23 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC5firms
23 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC10firms
23 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC5firms
22 Sep 2026 12:14 UTC8firms
22 Sep 2026 11:28 UTC3firms
22 Sep 2026 11:28 UTC9firms
22 Sep 2026 06:54 UTC16firms
22 Sep 2026 06:54 UTC19firms

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