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Wildfires near Durg

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6 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 7 km W, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 1:40 am local (2026-10-25 20:10 UTC).

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

Fire clusters within 80 km
6 last 48 h
Nearest fire
7 km W 7 km W of Durg
Hotspot detections nearby
30 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
4 MW low-intensity
Wind now
NE 8 km/h gusts 15 km/h, humidity 76%

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Fires near Durg right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 30 thermal hotspots in 6 separate clusters within 80 km of Durg, Chhattisgarh, India in the last 48 h. The closest is 7 km W of the city centre (7 km W of Durg), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 1 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.

Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.

The largest nearby cluster by detections is 35 km ENE (14 km N of Raipur) with 15 detections; first seen Sun 1 am and last seen Mon 1 am local time.

Across India there are 707 fire clusters in the same window, 33 of them in Chhattisgarh.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
7 km W of Durg7 km W11 MWSun 1:57 amSun 1:57 am
5 km WSW of Bhilai11 km E74 MWSun 1:57 amMon 1:40 am
14 km N of Raipur35 km ENE152 MWSun 1:57 amMon 1:40 am
33 km NNE of Raipur61 km ENE52 MWSun 1:57 amMon 1:40 am
38 km NNE of Raipur64 km NE11 MWSun 1:57 amSun 1:57 am
47 km NE of Raipur80 km ENE11 MWSun 1:57 amSun 1:57 am

Smoke and wind

Wind at Durg is from the NE at 8 km/h (gusts 15 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 76% and the temperature 20°C.

Durg 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 Durg 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.