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First detected 3 days ago · last seen 39 h ago · 53.557, -1.379
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 3 days. It measures roughly 0.0 km across and is giving off 27 MW of heat. Smoke is drifting west.
Fire size
0.1 km²
about 20 football pitches
Width
0.0 km
across
Heat output
27 MW
peak 27 MW
Satellite passes
98
1 hot pixels
Roughly where
Northern England · 53.56, -1.38
Smoke
Smoke is drifting west, on a 99 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 354 km² downwind. If it's heading your way, close windows and doors and bring washing and pets in.
How it's developed
First picked up by satellite
3 days ago
Wildfire detected — significant, 27 MW, 1 px
3 days ago
If you can see it
Call 999 and ask for the Fire service — give a what3words location or a nearby landmark. Keep upwind and don't try to tackle it yourself.
Found automatically by Arcus from NASA satellite heat detections. Size, severity and smoke direction are estimates from orbit — this is a satellite's-eye view, not confirmed by the fire service. Seen by Aqua. Back to all UK wildfires.