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First detected 46 h ago · last seen 25 h ago · 53.428, -1.652
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 2 days. It measures roughly 0.0 km across and is giving off 45 MW of heat. Smoke is drifting north.
Fire size
0.8 km²
about 120 football pitches
Width
0.0 km
across
Heat output
45 MW
peak 13 MW
Satellite passes
67
6 hot pixels
Roughly where
Northern England · 53.43, -1.65
Smoke
Smoke is drifting north, on a 9 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 13 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
46 h ago
Wildfire detected — significant, 13 MW, 2 px
46 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-MOOR (TOBA) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,400 ft, 7.6 km from incident
29 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
29 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-SACS (P28A, GSACS) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,800 ft, 2.7 km from incident
4 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
4 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 NOAA21,SNPP. Back to all UK wildfires.