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First detected 27 days ago · last seen 17 days ago · 53.130, 0.243
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 27 days. It measures roughly 0.0 km across and is giving off 39 MW of heat. Smoke is drifting north.
Fire size
0.3 km²
about 40 football pitches
Width
0.0 km
across
Heat output
39 MW
peak 25 MW
Satellite passes
235
2 hot pixels
Roughly where
Northern England · 53.13, 0.24
Smoke
Smoke is drifting north, on a 11 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 18 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
27 days ago
Wildfire detected — minor, 3 MW, 1 px
27 days ago
Escalated to significant — 3 MW, 1 px
27 days ago
Auto-closed — no detection in 5 days
17 days 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. Back to all UK wildfires.