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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 detected9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC
Last detected10 Sep 2026 13:53 UTC
Satellite detections11
Peak intensity75 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 11
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 13:53 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 10 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 13:14 UTC | 38 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 13:14 UTC | 75 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 9 Sep 2026 12:12 UTC | 4 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
Other fires nearby
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- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed35 km15 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed42 km23 MW
- Albert Luthuli Local Municipality✓ Confirmed51 km29 MW
- Mbombela✓ Confirmed54 km25 MW
- Thaba Chweu Local Municipality✓ Confirmed64 km36 MW
- Middelburg✓ Confirmed73 km31 MW
- Mpumalanga✓ Confirmed74 km55 MW