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Fire near Steve Tshwete Local Municipality

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 Steve Tshwete Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected21 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC
Last detected22 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC
Satellite detections26
Peak intensity18 MW
Active days1

Satellite detections — 26

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
22 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC18firms
21 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC2firms
21 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC1firms
21 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC1firms
21 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC3firms
21 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC2firms
21 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC2firms
21 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC3firms
21 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC2firms
21 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC1firms
21 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC10firms
21 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC5firms
21 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC5firms
21 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC2firms
21 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC5firms
21 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC2firms
21 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC1firms
21 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC1firms
21 Oct 2026 23:20 UTC1firms
21 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC1firms
21 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC3firms
21 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC3firms
21 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC5firms
21 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC5firms
21 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC2firms
21 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC2firms

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