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Fire near Thaba Chweu 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
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected4 Sep 2026 11:47 UTC
Last detected4 Sep 2026 13:21 UTC
Satellite detections8
Peak intensity51 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 8
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2026 13:21 UTC | 42 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 13:21 UTC | 51 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 12:06 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 12:06 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 11:47 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 11:47 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 11:47 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 4 Sep 2026 11:47 UTC | 11 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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