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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 detected3 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC
Last detected4 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC
Satellite detections23
Peak intensity50 MW
Active days2

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After — Thembisile Hani Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-02) Before — Thembisile Hani Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-12) Before · 2026-09-12 After · 2026-10-02

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 23

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
4 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC8firms
4 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC5firms
4 Oct 2026 06:31 UTC5firms
4 Oct 2026 06:31 UTC4firms
4 Oct 2026 00:18 UTC1firms
4 Oct 2026 00:18 UTC1firms
4 Oct 2026 00:18 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 23:58 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 23:58 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 23:58 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 23:58 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 23:58 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC1firms
3 Oct 2026 19:34 UTC50firms
3 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC9firms
3 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC6firms
3 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC6firms
3 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC10firms

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