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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 detected22 Oct 2026 14:14 UTC
Last detected23 Oct 2026 19:30 UTC
Satellite detections23
Peak intensity55 MW
Active days2

Satellite detections — 23

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
23 Oct 2026 19:30 UTC30firms
23 Oct 2026 19:30 UTC42firms
23 Oct 2026 19:30 UTC30firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC6firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC6firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC6firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC6firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC12firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC12firms
23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC6firms
23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC9firms
23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC7firms
23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC7firms
23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC9firms
23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC9firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC20firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC41firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC50firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC50firms
23 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC55firms
23 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC21firms
22 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC1firms
22 Oct 2026 14:14 UTC13firms

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