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Fire near KwaZulu-Natal

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 KwaZulu-Natal · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected11 Oct 2026 11:15 UTC
Last detected11 Oct 2026 12:12 UTC
Satellite detections5
Peak intensity17 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 —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-11) Before —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-06) Before · 2026-10-06 After · 2026-10-11

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 5

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
11 Oct 2026 12:12 UTC17firms
11 Oct 2026 11:51 UTC13firms
11 Oct 2026 11:51 UTC13firms
11 Oct 2026 11:15 UTC8firms
11 Oct 2026 11:15 UTC10firms

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