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Fire near Newcastle 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 Newcastle Local Municipality · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC
Last detected9 Oct 2026 23:09 UTC
Satellite detections47
Peak intensity36 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 — Newcastle Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-09) Before — Newcastle Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-01) Before · 2026-09-01 After · 2026-10-09

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 47

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
9 Oct 2026 23:09 UTC2firms
9 Oct 2026 23:09 UTC1firms
9 Oct 2026 23:09 UTC2firms
9 Oct 2026 22:27 UTC1firms
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9 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC36firms
9 Oct 2026 14:12 UTC7firms
9 Oct 2026 14:12 UTC6firms
9 Oct 2026 12:29 UTC6firms
9 Oct 2026 12:29 UTC6firms
9 Oct 2026 12:29 UTC18firms
9 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC3firms
9 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC8firms
9 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC6firms
9 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC6firms
9 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC6firms
9 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC6firms
9 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC5firms
9 Oct 2026 11:53 UTC4firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC8firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC4firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC6firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC19firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC19firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC25firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC6firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC4firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC12firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC8firms
9 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC8firms
9 Oct 2026 06:29 UTC11firms
9 Oct 2026 06:29 UTC11firms
9 Oct 2026 06:29 UTC32firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC2firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC1firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC2firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC2firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC2firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC2firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC1firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC2firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC2firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC2firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC2firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC0firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC2firms
9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC2firms

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