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Fire near Kinkala, Pool, Republic of the Congo, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -4.544, 14.548 · first seen 22 September 2026, 12:19 UTC
7,066 MWpeak summed radiative power, 22 Sep
682detections on that day
94 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 22 September 2026, 12:19 UTC, 32 km SW of Kinkala. Last detected 24 September 2026, 12:38 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | 7,066 | 682 | 94 | 2.0% |
| 2026-09-23 | 3,993 | 331 | 74 | 0.0% |
MW is fire radiative power summed over every detection grouped into the fire in a 24-hour window, across three satellites. Extent is the width of the group of detections, not a mapped perimeter. Night is the share of detections from the night pass. How these are measured.
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