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Wildfires near Beipiao

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8 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 20 km SW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:23 pm local (2026-10-25 04:23 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Beipiao, Liaoning, China, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Shanghai).

Fire clusters within 80 km
8 last 48 h
Nearest fire
20 km SW 16 km NE of Chaoyang
Hotspot detections nearby
16 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
18 MW low-intensity
Wind now
NNW 11 km/h gusts 18 km/h, humidity 63%

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Fires near Beipiao right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 16 thermal hotspots in 8 separate clusters within 80 km of Beipiao, Liaoning, China in the last 48 h. The closest is 20 km SW of the city centre (16 km NE of Chaoyang), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 2 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.

2 clusters are within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.

The largest nearby cluster by detections is 68 km E (19 km SSW of Fuxin) with 4 detections; first seen Sun 12 pm and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.

Across China there are 854 fire clusters in the same window, 70 of them in Liaoning.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
16 km NE of Chaoyang20 km SW12 MWSat 12:42 pmSat 12:42 pm
24 km SE of Beipiao24 km SE12 MWSat 12:42 pmSat 12:42 pm
50 km NNE of Beipiao49 km NNE34 MWSat 12:42 pmSun 12:23 pm
40 km WNW of Fuxin55 km NE12 MWSun 12:23 pmSun 12:23 pm
36 km NNE of Jinzhou59 km SE14 MWSat 12:42 pmSat 12:42 pm
28 km WNW of Beining60 km E24 MWSun 12:23 pmSun 12:23 pm
19 km SSW of Fuxin68 km E418 MWSun 12:23 pmSun 12:23 pm
13 km N of Jinzhou71 km SSE316 MWSat 12:42 pmSat 12:42 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Beipiao is from the NNW at 11 km/h (gusts 18 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 63% and the temperature 8°C.

Beipiao is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Beipiao air quality page has the live reading.

Evacuations and official information

GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.

The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.

About satellite fire detections

Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.

Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.

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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.