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Fire near Albert Luthuli 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
Albert Luthuli Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected6 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC
Last detected7 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC
Satellite detections7
Peak intensity55 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 7
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 7 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC | 22 | firms |
| 7 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 7 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC | 55 | firms |
| 7 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 7 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC | 37 | firms |
| 6 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC | 6 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
Other fires nearby
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed29 km17 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed33 km20 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed39 km29 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed56 km15 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed64 km20 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed81 km23 MW
- Mbombela✓ Confirmed92 km25 MW