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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.
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Where
Mpumalanga · Mpumalanga
First detected21 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC
Last detected22 Oct 2026 14:14 UTC
Satellite detections20
Peak intensity85 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 20
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 14:14 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 14:14 UTC | 67 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 14:14 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC | 48 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC | 85 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 11:49 UTC | 21 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 11:49 UTC | 21 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 11:49 UTC | 21 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 11:49 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC | 20 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 21 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 2 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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