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Fire near Albert Luthuli 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 Albert Luthuli Local Municipality · Mpumalanga
First detected25 Sep 2026 23:07 UTC
Last detected26 Sep 2026 14:10 UTC
Satellite detections27
Peak intensity17 MW
Active days1

Satellite detections — 27

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
26 Sep 2026 14:10 UTC9firms
26 Sep 2026 14:10 UTC8firms
26 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC17firms
26 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC9firms
26 Sep 2026 12:38 UTC16firms
26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC4firms
26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC6firms
26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC9firms
26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC5firms
26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC6firms
26 Sep 2026 11:53 UTC5firms
26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC7firms
26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC7firms
26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC7firms
26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC9firms
26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC10firms
26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC7firms
26 Sep 2026 11:34 UTC9firms
26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC10firms
26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC5firms
26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC5firms
26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC13firms
26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC14firms
26 Sep 2026 10:58 UTC6firms
25 Sep 2026 23:29 UTC1firms
25 Sep 2026 23:07 UTC1firms
25 Sep 2026 23:07 UTC0firms

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