Is there a fire near Sambrial right now?
Wildfires near Sambrial
Updated
11 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 20 km NE, 1 detection 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 Sambrial, Punjab, Pakistan, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Karachi).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 11 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 20 km NE 14 km NNW of Sialkot
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 25 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 24 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NW 6 km/h gusts 9 km/h, humidity 76%
Fires near Sambrial right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 25 thermal hotspots in 11 separate clusters within 80 km of Sambrial, Punjab, Pakistan in the last 48 h. The closest is 20 km NE of the city centre (14 km NNW of Sialkot), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 4 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 52 km WSW (23 km NE of Hafizabad) with 5 detections; first seen Sun 12 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 cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 km NNW of Sialkot | 20 km NE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 1:05 pm | Sat 1:05 pm |
| 23 km W of Wazirabad | 43 km W | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sat 1:03 pm |
| 23 km NE of Hafizabad | 52 km WSW | 5 | 10 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 2:24 pm |
| 25 km E of Mandi Bahauddin | 57 km W | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:05 pm | Sat 1:05 pm |
| 12 km N of Hafizabad | 70 km WSW | 2 | 24 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 11 km SE of Mandi Bahauddin | 71 km W | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 1:05 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 12 km ENE of Mandi Bahauddin | 72 km WNW | 1 | 10 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 33 km NW of Amritsar | 74 km SSE | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 17 km NNW of Shekhupura | 78 km SSW | 2 | 5 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 24 km S of Shakargarh | 79 km ESE | 5 | 6 MW | Sat 1:03 pm | Sat 1:03 pm |
| 18 km ESE of Muridke | 79 km S | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Sambrial is from the NW at 6 km/h (gusts 9 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SE. Relative humidity is 76% and the temperature 18°C.
Sambrial 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 Sambrial 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.