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South Tank Trail Fire, Mississippi

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The South Tank Trail Fire is burning in Perry County, Mississippi, about 20 mi (32 km) southeast of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. NASA began tracking it on October 28, 2026. Its latest size is 1,000 acres (405 hectares, 4 km²), about 7 percent the size of Manhattan, or about 758 American football fields.

Size1,000 acres
Hectares405 ha
Area4.0 km² · 1.6 mi²
CauseHuman
DiscoveredOct 28, 2026
Tracked sinceOct 28, 2026
Tracked for1 day
Location31.09°N 89.10°W
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Containment and crews

Its cause is listed as human.

Seen from space

Satellite picture, Satellite view · October 28, 2026
Satellite view · October 28, 2026

True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. Red dots are fires detected by their heat; smoke shows as gray-brown haze. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.

Fire size and location from NASA EONET and the National Interagency Fire Center’s incident records (IRWIN, WFIGS). For evacuations and closures, follow local officials and InciWeb.

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