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Fire near Emalahleni 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
Emalahleni Local Municipality · Eastern Cape
First detected15 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC
Last detected16 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC
Satellite detections39
Peak intensity21 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 39
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:57 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:57 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 06:10 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 06:10 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 06:10 UTC | 21 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:54 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:54 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:54 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:54 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 0 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 12:36 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 8 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗