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Fire near Thaba Chweu 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
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected22 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC
Last detected23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC
Satellite detections9
Peak intensity35 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 9
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 12:32 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 11:47 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 23 Oct 2026 10:51 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:22 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 23:01 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 22:22 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 12:08 UTC | 13 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC | 19 | firms |
| 22 Oct 2026 11:10 UTC | 35 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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