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Fire near Middelburg

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

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Where Middelburg · Mpumalanga
First detected30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC
Last detected1 Oct 2026 14:03 UTC
Satellite detections20
Peak intensity37 MW
Active days1

Satellite detections — 20

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
1 Oct 2026 14:03 UTC7firms
1 Oct 2026 14:03 UTC5firms
1 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC11firms
1 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC8firms
30 Sep 2026 23:33 UTC2firms
30 Sep 2026 23:33 UTC3firms
30 Sep 2026 23:33 UTC1firms
30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC2firms
30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC2firms
30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC4firms
30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC5firms
30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC20firms
30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC20firms
30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC37firms
30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC14firms
30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC20firms
30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC2firms
30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC2firms
30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC2firms
30 Sep 2026 22:37 UTC14firms

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