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Fire near Thabazimbi 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 Thabazimbi Local Municipality · Limpopo
First detected15 Sep 2026 19:21 UTC
Last detected15 Sep 2026 23:58 UTC
Satellite detections29
Peak intensity63 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After — Thabazimbi Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-15) Before — Thabazimbi Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-08-18) Before · 2026-08-18 After · 2026-09-15

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 29

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
15 Sep 2026 23:58 UTC3firms
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15 Sep 2026 23:14 UTC4firms
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15 Sep 2026 22:57 UTC1firms
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15 Sep 2026 22:57 UTC3firms
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15 Sep 2026 19:21 UTC15firms
15 Sep 2026 19:21 UTC63firms
15 Sep 2026 19:21 UTC11firms

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