Is there a fire near Rānīganj right now?
Wildfires near Rānīganj
Updated
10 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 2 km NE, 35 detections 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 Rānīganj, West Bengal, India, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Kolkata).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 10 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 2 km NE 4 km NE of Rānīganj
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 189 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 9 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNW 7 km/h gusts 13 km/h, humidity 85%
Fires near Rānīganj right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 189 thermal hotspots in 10 separate clusters within 80 km of Rānīganj, West Bengal, India in the last 48 h. The closest is 2 km NE of the city centre (4 km NE of Rānīganj), with 35 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 6 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.
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 70 km W (8 km SW of Dhanbad) with 131 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Mon 1 am local time.
Across India there are 707 fire clusters in the same window, 18 of them in West Bengal.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 km NE of Rānīganj | 2 km NE | 35 | 6 MW | Sun 1:57 am | Mon 1:38 am |
| 16 km ENE of Rānīganj | 16 km ENE | 3 | 1 MW | Sun 1:57 am | Mon 1:38 am |
| 6 km WSW of Āsansol | 21 km WNW | 7 | 1 MW | Sun 1:57 am | Mon 1:38 am |
| 7 km SE of Durgapur | 28 km ESE | 1 | 3 MW | Mon 1:38 am | Mon 1:38 am |
| 15 km SSW of Kulti | 30 km W | 5 | 1 MW | Sun 1:57 am | Mon 1:38 am |
| 7 km NW of Bānkura | 39 km SSW | 1 | 1 MW | Mon 1:40 am | Mon 1:40 am |
| 30 km SSE of Dhanbad | 60 km W | 4 | 2 MW | Sun 1:57 am | Mon 1:40 am |
| 43 km N of Kulti | 62 km NNW | 1 | 1 MW | Mon 1:38 am | Mon 1:38 am |
| 41 km ESE of Bānkura | 65 km SSE | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:09 pm | Sun 1:09 pm |
| 8 km SW of Dhanbad | 70 km W | 131 | 9 MW | Sat 1:31 pm | Mon 1:38 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Rānīganj is from the NNW at 7 km/h (gusts 13 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 85% and the temperature 20°C.
Rānīganj 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 Rānīganj 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.