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Fire near Ngagane

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.

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Where Ngagane · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected5 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC
Last detected5 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC
Satellite detections6
Peak intensity43 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 — Ngagane (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-04) Before — Ngagane (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-02) Before · 2026-10-02 After · 2026-10-04

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 6

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
5 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC3firms
5 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC11firms
5 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC43firms
5 Oct 2026 12:06 UTC31firms
5 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC8firms
5 Oct 2026 11:28 UTC8firms

Official & data sources

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