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Wildfires near Burewala

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35 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 12 km E, 4 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:24 pm local (2026-10-25 09:24 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Burewala, Punjab, Pakistan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Karachi).

Fire clusters within 80 km
35 last 48 h
Nearest fire
12 km E 13 km E of Burewala
Hotspot detections nearby
128 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
41 MW moderate
Wind now
ENE 6 km/h gusts 12 km/h, humidity 74%

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Fires near Burewala right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 128 thermal hotspots in 35 separate clusters within 80 km of Burewala, Punjab, Pakistan in the last 48 h. The closest is 12 km E of the city centre (13 km E of Burewala), with 4 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 6 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.

4 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 69 km WNW (32 km NE of Qadirpur Ran) with 37 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 2 pm local time.

Across Pakistan there are 161 fire clusters in the same window, 134 of them in Punjab.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
13 km E of Burewala12 km E46 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
20 km S of Burewala16 km S68 MWSat 1:03 pmSun 12:44 pm
17 km WSW of Arifwala20 km ENE64 MWSat 1:03 pmSun 12:44 pm
20 km SSE of Burewala20 km SSE12 MWSat 1:03 pmSat 1:03 pm
19 km SE of Vihari27 km SSW14 MWSat 1:03 pmSat 1:03 pm
20 km SSW of Arifwala33 km E24 MWSat 1:03 pmSat 1:03 pm
15 km NW of Arifwala36 km NE114 MWSat 1:03 pmSat 1:03 pm
14 km NNE of Chishtian37 km SE47 MWSat 1:03 pmSat 1:03 pm
12 km S of Vihari39 km SW14 MWSat 1:03 pmSat 1:03 pm
6 km S of Arifwala41 km E12 MWSat 1:03 pmSat 1:03 pm
14 km W of Chishtian42 km S26 MWSat 1:03 pmSun 2:24 pm
11 km NNW of Arifwala42 km NE210 MWSat 1:03 pmSun 2:24 pm
21 km NE of Chishtian42 km SE28 MWSat 1:03 pmSat 1:03 pm
8 km NNE of Hasilpur45 km S13 MWSat 1:03 pmSat 1:03 pm
20 km E of Chichawatni47 km NNE24 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Burewala is from the ENE at 6 km/h (gusts 12 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WSW. Relative humidity is 74% and the temperature 21°C.

Burewala 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 Burewala 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.