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Fire near Newcastle Local Municipality
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
Newcastle Local Municipality · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected16 Sep 2026 10:43 UTC
Last detected16 Sep 2026 14:22 UTC
Satellite detections11
Peak intensity120 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 11
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 14:22 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 13:01 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 13:01 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 13:01 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 12:25 UTC | 74 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 11:40 UTC | 120 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 11:40 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 11:21 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 11:21 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 11:21 UTC | 37 | firms |
| 16 Sep 2026 10:43 UTC | 6 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗