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Fire near Emakhazeni 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
Emakhazeni Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC
Last detected17 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC
Satellite detections16
Peak intensity22 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 16
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 23:14 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 12:00 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 22 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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