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Fire near Abaqulusi Local Municipality
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
Abaqulusi Local Municipality · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected8 Oct 2026 13:33 UTC
Last detected9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC
Satellite detections9
Peak intensity20 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 9
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 00:07 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 23:29 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 23:29 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:44 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:22 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 22:22 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 8 Oct 2026 13:33 UTC | 20 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗