Is there a fire near Bến Cát right now?
Wildfires near Bến Cát
Updated
6 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 15 km ENE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sat 1:16 pm local (2026-10-24 06:16 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Bến Cát, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 6 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 15 km ENE 15 km ENE of Bến Cát
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 8 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 17 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- ESE 7 km/h gusts 13 km/h, humidity 93%
Fires near Bến Cát right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 8 thermal hotspots in 6 separate clusters within 80 km of Bến Cát, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam in the last 48 h. The closest is 15 km ENE of the city centre (15 km ENE of Bến Cát), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 2 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is 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 41 km SW (14 km SW of Trảng Bàng) with 3 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sat 1 pm local time.
Across Vietnam there are 159 fire clusters in the same window, 2 of them in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km ENE of Bến Cát | 15 km ENE | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:16 pm | Sat 1:16 pm |
| at Dĩ An | 33 km SE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:16 pm | Sat 1:16 pm |
| 14 km SW of Trảng Bàng | 41 km SW | 3 | 16 MW | Sat 1:16 pm | Sat 1:16 pm |
| 28 km NNW of Tân An | 53 km SW | 1 | 17 MW | Sat 1:16 pm | Sat 1:16 pm |
| 32 km NNW of Chơn Thành | 62 km N | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:16 pm | Sat 1:16 pm |
| 42 km N of Tây Ninh | 78 km NW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:16 pm | Sat 1:16 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Bến Cát is from the ESE at 7 km/h (gusts 13 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WNW. Relative humidity is 93% and the temperature 25°C.
Bến Cát is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Bến Cát 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.