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First detected 19 h ago · last seen 15 h ago · 51.853, -2.771
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 19 hours. It measures roughly 0.0 km across and is giving off 6 MW of heat. Smoke is drifting north.
Fire size
0.1 km²
about 20 football pitches
Width
0.0 km
across
Heat output
6 MW
peak 6 MW
Satellite passes
20
1 hot pixels
Roughly where
Southern England · 51.85, -2.77
Smoke
Smoke is drifting north, on a 10 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 9 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
19 h ago
Wildfire detected — minor, 6 MW, 1 px
19 h ago
Escalated to significant — 6 MW, 1 px
19 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 Terra. Back to all UK wildfires.