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Wildfires near Pindi Bhattian

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24 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 8 km SE, 3 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 Pindi Bhattian, Punjab, Pakistan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Karachi).

Fire clusters within 80 km
24 last 48 h
Nearest fire
8 km SE 9 km SE of Pindi Bhattian
Hotspot detections nearby
67 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
24 MW low-intensity

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Fires near Pindi Bhattian right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 67 thermal hotspots in 24 separate clusters within 80 km of Pindi Bhattian, Punjab, Pakistan in the last 48 h. The closest is 8 km SE of the city centre (9 km SE of Pindi Bhattian), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 5 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.

3 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 35 km ESE (26 km WNW of Shekhupura) with 10 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
9 km SE of Pindi Bhattian8 km SE35 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
17 km SW of Pindi Bhattian10 km SW55 MWSat 1:03 pmSun 2:24 pm
18 km NNE of Chiniot22 km W13 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
18 km NE of Sangla Hill25 km ESE17 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
5 km SSE of Sangla Hill28 km SSE13 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
13 km W of Hafizabad32 km NE24 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
9 km SE of Chiniot34 km SW33 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
26 km WNW of Shekhupura35 km ESE1021 MWSat 1:03 pmSun 2:24 pm
17 km NNW of Chiniot37 km W22 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
43 km NNW of Pindi Bhattian43 km NNW12 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
4 km S of Shahkot45 km SSE12 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
5 km ESE of Shahkot46 km SSE13 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
12 km N of Hafizabad51 km NE224 MWSun 12:44 pmSun 12:44 pm
12 km NNW of Nankana Sahib53 km SE14 MWSat 1:03 pmSat 1:03 pm
21 km SSW of Chiniot53 km SW13 MWSat 1:03 pmSat 1:03 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 Pindi Bhattian 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.