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Fire near Limpopo
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
Limpopo · Limpopo
First detected4 Sep 2026 06:40 UTC
Last detected4 Sep 2026 23:20 UTC
Satellite detections12
Peak intensity26 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 12
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2026 23:20 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 23:20 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 23:01 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 23:01 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 22:22 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 22:22 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 11:47 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 11:47 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 11:10 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 06:40 UTC | 7 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
Other fires nearby
- Steelpoort✓ Confirmed17 km27 MW
- Thaba Chweu Local Municipality✓ Confirmed37 km36 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed39 km21 MW
- Penge✓ Confirmed44 km15 MW
- Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed73 km137 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed81 km184 MW
- Mbombela✓ Confirmed83 km25 MW
- Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed86 km33 MW