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Wildfires near Betūl

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8 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 15 km S, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:11 pm local (2026-10-25 07:41 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Betūl, Madhya Pradesh, India, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Kolkata).

Fire clusters within 80 km
8 last 48 h
Nearest fire
15 km S 15 km S of Betūl
Hotspot detections nearby
30 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
12 MW low-intensity

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Fires near Betūl right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 30 thermal hotspots in 8 separate clusters within 80 km of Betūl, Madhya Pradesh, India in the last 48 h. The closest is 15 km S of the city centre (15 km S of Betūl), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 5 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 67 km NW (33 km WSW of Itārsi) with 14 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.

Across India there are 707 fire clusters in the same window, 167 of them in Madhya Pradesh.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
15 km S of Betūl15 km S15 MWSun 1:09 pmSun 1:09 pm
29 km SE of Betūl29 km SE14 MWSat 1:31 pmSat 1:31 pm
26 km SSE of Itārsi55 km N13 MWSat 1:31 pmSat 1:31 pm
33 km WSW of Itārsi67 km NW1410 MWSat 1:31 pmSun 1:11 pm
10 km E of Itārsi77 km N25 MWSat 1:31 pmSun 1:11 pm
70 km SW of Itārsi78 km WNW14 MWSat 1:31 pmSat 1:31 pm
69 km NNW of Wardha79 km SE910 MWSat 1:31 pmSat 1:31 pm
42 km WSW of Itārsi79 km NW112 MWSat 1:31 pmSat 1:31 pm

Smoke and wind

Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Betūl 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.