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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 detected3 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC
Last detected4 Oct 2026 14:18 UTC
Satellite detections19
Peak intensity16 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 19
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 14:18 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 4 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 4 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 4 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 4 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 4 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 4 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 4 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 4 Oct 2026 06:31 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 4 Oct 2026 06:31 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 3 Oct 2026 22:37 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 3 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 3 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 3 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 3 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 3 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 3 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 3 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 3 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 16 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
Other fires nearby
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed17 km22 MW
- Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality✓ Confirmed29 km122 MW
- Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality✓ Confirmed30 km23 MW
- Thembisile Hani Local Municipality✓ Confirmed32 km33 MW
- Gauteng✓ Confirmed46 km26 MW
- Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed58 km137 MW
- Middelburg✓ Confirmed66 km31 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed70 km55 MW