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First detected 14 h ago · last seen 20 min ago · 52.435, -2.161
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 14 hours. It measures roughly 2.1 km across and is giving off 95 MW of heat — one of the larger fires burning in the UK right now. Smoke is drifting south-east.
Fire size
1.3 km²
about 180 football pitches
Width
2.1 km
across
Heat output
95 MW
peak 34 MW
Satellite passes
68
9 hot pixels
Roughly where
Midlands / East Anglia · 52.44, -2.16
Smoke
Smoke is drifting south-east, on a 8 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 10 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
14 h ago
Wildfire detected — major, 95 MW, 8 px
14 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-UKTV (AS55, LHC11) orbiting (rotary) @ 1,600 ft, 0.6 km from incident — possible air-attack
5 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~32 min)
5 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BYXC (G115, UAY15) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 800 ft, 9.2 km from incident
49 min ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
41 min 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,NOAA20,NOAA21,SNPP. Back to all UK wildfires.