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Arrah Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Q: What are the emergency numbers in Arrah?

112 Emergency (All emergencies: police, fire and ambulance on one number); 101 Fire (State fire number. If it does not connect, call 112); 108 Ambulance (Free emergency ambulance); 100 Police (Also reachable through 112).

Q: What are the main fire and safety risks in Arrah?

The main risks listed for Arrah are: Live wire falls on a boy cleaning a lane for Chhath at Salempur, November 2026. The Local risks section of this page gives the dates and details.

In Arrah, dial 101 for the fire brigade or 112 for any emergency; ambulance is 108 and police is 100. Arrah, also written Ara, is the district town of Bhojpur in western Bihar, and the villages around it, such as Salempur, are crowded, with low overhead lines running close to lanes, roofs and trees, and with lanes cleaned and decorated for festivals such as Chhath. This guide puts the emergency numbers and the main local hazard, loose or broken live wires over lanes and homes, on one page, with a dated example.

Checked 15 Nov 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone

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112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

112: All emergencies: police, fire and ambulance on one number · 101: State fire number. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: Free emergency ambulance · 100: Also reachable through 112

Take these numbers with you

Print the Arrah emergency card for the fridge or the front door, and cut out the wallet cards. It holds 112, 101, the ambulance and police numbers. This guide has no local numbers yet, so there are blank lines to write your local fire station, police station and nearest hospital, and your family contacts.

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Checked 15 November 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.

Latest incidents in Arrah

Bhojpur Electrocution, Salempur, Chandi, Bihar: A Class 8 Student of 16 Dies When a Live Overhead Wire Breaks and Falls on Him as He Cleans the Lane Outside His Home for Chhath on a Saturday Evening, and Reports Differ on Whether He Was an Only Son and on Where He Died14 Nov 2026 · 1 dead · 0 injured

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Local risks in Arrah

Live wire falls on a boy cleaning a lane for Chhath at Salempur, November 2026

On the evening of Saturday 14 November 2026, a class 8 student of 16 died in Salempur village, in the Chandi police station area of Bhojpur district, when a live overhead wire above him broke and fell while he swept the lane outside his home for Chhath, according to two news reports. He was badly burnt and was taken to Sadar Hospital in Arrah. An elder relative gave the account. The reports differ on whether he was an only son and on where he died. No finding has been published. We cover it in a case study.

Stay safe: quick checklist

Save 112, 101, 108 and 100 in your phone and share them with everyone in the house.
Before you clean, paint or decorate a lane, terrace or ghat for a festival, look up and check the wires above it.
Keep away from any loose, sagging or broken wire, and never touch one, even if it looks dead. Treat every wire as live.
Report a loose or broken wire to the electricity helpline or office at once and keep a note of the complaint. Warn neighbours and keep children away until the line is made safe.

Do not use metal ladders, bamboo poles or wet brooms near overhead lines.
If someone is being shocked, do not grab them. Switch off the mains or push them clear with a dry wooden pole, then call 112 and 108.
If there is no breathing, start CPR and keep going until the ambulance arrives. Take every shock victim to hospital, even if they seem fine.

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Arrah at a glance

Where: Arrah town and the villages around it, Bhojpur district, Bihar
Live wire, November 2026: A live overhead wire broke and fell on a 16-year-old cleaning a lane for Chhath at Salempur; he died on the way to hospital or there; no finding published
Emergency system: Dial 112; fire 101, ambulance 108, police 100

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