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Fire near Mpumalanga
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
Mpumalanga · Mpumalanga
First detected12 Oct 2026 14:27 UTC
Last detected13 Oct 2026 13:27 UTC
Satellite detections19
Peak intensity247 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 19
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 13:27 UTC | 124 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 13:27 UTC | 217 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC | 39 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC | 160 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC | 160 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC | 247 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC | 122 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 46 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 44 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 44 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 46 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 46 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 44 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 34 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 12 Oct 2026 14:27 UTC | 31 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
Other fires nearby
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed25 km15 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed28 km20 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed38 km23 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed58 km29 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed61 km17 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed81 km55 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed82 km20 MW
- Middelburg✓ Confirmed84 km31 MW