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Fire near Malalane

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.

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Where Malalane · Mpumalanga
First detected15 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC
Last detected15 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC
Satellite detections3
Peak intensity20 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After — Malalane (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-14) Before — Malalane (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-09) Before · 2026-10-09 After · 2026-10-14

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 3

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
15 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC1firms
15 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC16firms
15 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC20firms

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