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Fire near Emakhazeni 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
Emakhazeni Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected13 Sep 2026 22:12 UTC
Last detected14 Sep 2026 12:00 UTC
Satellite detections17
Peak intensity16 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 17
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2026 12:00 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 14 Sep 2026 12:00 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 14 Sep 2026 11:23 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 14 Sep 2026 11:23 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 14 Sep 2026 11:23 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 14 Sep 2026 06:37 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 13 Sep 2026 23:52 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 13 Sep 2026 23:52 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 13 Sep 2026 23:52 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 13 Sep 2026 23:31 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 13 Sep 2026 23:31 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 13 Sep 2026 22:57 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 13 Sep 2026 22:57 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 13 Sep 2026 22:57 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 13 Sep 2026 22:12 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 13 Sep 2026 22:12 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 13 Sep 2026 22:12 UTC | 1 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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