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First detected 2 days ago · last seen 25 h ago · 50.099, -5.655
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 2 days. It measures roughly 0.0 km across and is giving off 270 MW of heat — one of the larger fires burning in the UK right now. Smoke is drifting south-east.
Fire size
1.5 km²
about 220 football pitches
Width
0.0 km
across
Heat output
270 MW
peak 194 MW
Satellite passes
72
11 hot pixels
Roughly where
Southern England · 50.10, -5.65
Smoke
Smoke is drifting south-east, on a 10 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 22 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
2 days ago
Wildfire detected — significant, 40 MW, 3 px
2 days ago
Escalated to major — 270 MW, 7 px
46 h 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,NOAA21,SNPP. Back to all UK wildfires.