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Fire near Gauteng

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 Gauteng · Gauteng
First detected12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC
Last detected13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC
Satellite detections17
Peak intensity60 MW
Active days1

Satellite detections — 17

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC3firms
13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC9firms
13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC6firms
13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC5firms
13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC7firms
13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC5firms
12 Oct 2026 18:53 UTC4firms
12 Oct 2026 18:53 UTC10firms
12 Oct 2026 18:53 UTC8firms
12 Oct 2026 18:53 UTC5firms
12 Oct 2026 14:27 UTC55firms
12 Oct 2026 14:27 UTC60firms
12 Oct 2026 14:27 UTC42firms
12 Oct 2026 14:27 UTC15firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC23firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC23firms
12 Oct 2026 12:38 UTC32firms

Official & data sources

EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗

All fires on 12 Oct 2026

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