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Wildfires near Hājīpur

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7 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 13 km NE, 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 Hājīpur, Bihar, India, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Kolkata).

Fire clusters within 80 km
7 last 48 h
Nearest fire
13 km NE 13 km NE of Hājīpur
Hotspot detections nearby
11 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
6 MW low-intensity
Wind now
WSW 3 km/h gusts 5 km/h, humidity 82%

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Fires near Hājīpur right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 11 thermal hotspots in 7 separate clusters within 80 km of Hājīpur, Bihar, India in the last 48 h. The closest is 13 km NE of the city centre (13 km NE of Hājīpur), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 3 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.

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 40 km SSE (21 km NW of Bihār Sharīf) with 4 detections; first seen Sun 1 pm and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.

Across India there are 659 fire clusters in the same window, 14 of them in Bihar.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
13 km NE of Hājīpur13 km NE13 MWSun 1:11 pmSun 1:11 pm
23 km NE of Jahānābād32 km SSW23 MWSun 1:11 pmSun 1:11 pm
21 km NW of Bihār Sharīf40 km SSE43 MWSun 1:11 pmSun 1:11 pm
9 km SSE of Muzaffarpur45 km NNE12 MWSat 1:31 pmSat 1:31 pm
22 km N of Bihār Sharīf45 km SE16 MWSun 1:11 pmSun 1:11 pm
34 km SSW of Darbhanga58 km ENE12 MWSat 1:31 pmSat 1:31 pm
23 km NW of Muzaffarpur64 km N14 MWSun 1:11 pmSun 1:11 pm

Smoke and wind

Wind at Hājīpur is from the WSW at 3 km/h (gusts 5 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 82% and the temperature 22°C.

Hājīpur 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 Hājīpur 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.