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Bharuch-Ankleshwar Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Bharuch and Ankleshwar sit on the Narmada, a short drive apart, and between them hold one of Gujarat's biggest chemical and pharma belts at Ankleshwar, Panoli and Saykha. This guide puts the emergency numbers and the main local hazards on one page, with dated examples.

Checked 26 Oct 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone

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112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

02642-242300 District Emergency Operation CentreBharuch district control room for floods, industrial accidents and other disasters 1070 Commissioner of Rescue and ReliefGujarat state relief helpline 1098 ChildlineFor children in need of care or protection

112: Gujarat's single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance · 101: National fire number. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: State ambulance service. If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Police control room, also reachable through 112

Printable Bharuch-Ankleshwar emergency card: A4 sheet with national and local emergency numbers and cut-out wallet cards

Take these numbers with you

Print the Bharuch-Ankleshwar emergency card for the fridge or the front door, and cut out the wallet cards. It holds 112, 101, the ambulance and police numbers, and the Bharuch-Ankleshwar fire, disaster and civic numbers from this guide. There are blank lines for your family contacts and the nearest hospital.

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Checked 26 October 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.

Latest incidents in Bharuch-Ankleshwar

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Local risks in Bharuch-Ankleshwar

Reactor blast at Saykha GIDC

Late on Friday 16 October 2026, a reactor exploded at a pharma intermediates unit in Saykha GIDC, Vagra taluka, killing five workers and injuring five, as we cover in a case study. A hydrogenation process was suspected, a solvent leak followed, and the bang was reported up to 15 km away.

Chemical factory fire at Panoli GIDC

Around 8 am on Sunday 14 September 2025, a large fire broke out at a chemical factory in Panoli GIDC. More than 15 fire engines went to the site and some nearby residents were moved because of the thick smoke, and no deaths were reported.

Tank explosion during work at Ankleshwar GIDC

On the afternoon of Tuesday 3 December 2024, a storage tank exploded at an industrial waste treatment firm in Ankleshwar GIDC while labourers were working on top of it. At least four workers died, and the cause was not stated in the first reports.

Hospital ICU fire

In the early hours of Saturday 1 May 2021, a fire at Patel Welfare Hospital on the Bharuch-Jambusar highway killed 18 people, 16 Covid patients and two trainee nurses. A hospital official said it was probably a short circuit.

Narmada floods at Golden Bridge

On 6 September 2025, the Narmada stood at 28 feet at the Golden Bridge, above the danger mark, with about 4 lakh cusecs coming from the Sardar Sarovar Dam. Officials said the situation was under control but evacuation was ready for low-lying parts of Bharuch.

Stay safe: quick checklist

Save 112, 101, 108 and 100 in your phone, with the district control room 02642-242300. If you live near a GIDC estate, keep them on the fridge door too.
If you hear a blast or see thick smoke from a plant, move upwind and away from the gate, close windows and doors, and wait for the official all-clear before going back. Do not stand and film near the wall.
Workers should never go into a tank, reactor or pit to rescue a colleague without breathing apparatus. Raise the alarm, keep others out and wait for the trained team.

Cool the burn under cool, clean running water for 20 minutes. Even 10 minutes helps if that's all you can manage. No ice, toothpaste, oil or butter.
In a hospital, ask on the first day where the fire exits are and which stairs to use. In a fire, follow the staff, keep corridors clear and never take a lift.
When the Narmada is high and the dam is releasing water, keep away from the riverbank and the Golden Bridge approaches, and move early if the district asks low-lying areas to shift.

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Bharuch-Ankleshwar at a glance

Bharuch city population: 1,48,391 (Census 2011)
Industrial estates: Ankleshwar, Panoli and Saykha GIDC, among the main chemical and pharma estates in Gujarat
Fire stations: No published station list found; call 101 or 112 and the control room sends the nearest tender
Hospital fire, May 2021: 18 died at Patel Welfare Hospital, Bharuch
Emergency system: Dial 112; fire is 101, ambulance 108, police 100, district control room 02642-242300