Aligarh Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

On the night of 10 November 2026, a fire broke out in a warehouse above a confectionery shop in Chhipaiti, in the Delhi Gate police station area, where cardboard boxes and sweet packing were stored. The first suspicion was a spark from a firecracker burst outside. Two fire engines took about 30 minutes to bring it under control and no one was hurt.

On the morning of 3 July 2026, smoke was seen on the second floor of a multi-storey building at Sarsol Chauraha, in the Banna Devi police station area, where a digital library was running. The library was closed at the time, a short circuit was the first suspicion and no one was hurt. The fire team reached quickly, but the report called it a big accident averted.

On a Monday afternoon in early October 2026 (reported on 6 October), most of the stock of a general store in Shaktinagar on Gular Road burned. Local people said the fire engine was delayed by a broken culvert in the colony. The cause was under investigation.

On 18 May 2023, a fire broke out in an old postal goods godown on Ghanta Ghar Road. Four fire tenders reached the spot, and the fire officer said the wooden structure made it harder to control. The cause was not known.

On the night of 9 October 2026, a farmhouse at Sarkoria village caught fire, burning about 200 quintals of straw, plastic pipes and a car. The cause was unknown and the reported loss ran from thousands to lakhs of rupees.