City safety guide

Bijnor Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Bijnor is the district headquarters town in western Uttar Pradesh, close to the Ganga and the Uttarakhand border, and this guide also covers Nagina, about 29 km east, where a Shaheed Express coach caught fire on 23 October 2026. It puts the emergency numbers and the main local risks on one page, with dated examples from the district.

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

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112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

01342-262222 District Magistrate Office, BijnorOffice line, also 01342-260777. For an emergency call 112 first 01343-250266 Nagina SDM OfficeOffice line of the sub-divisional magistrate at Nagina. Not an emergency line

112: UP-112 for police, fire and ambulance · 101: Fire brigade number of the state fire service. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: Ambulance service. If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Police control room, also reachable through 112

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

Take these numbers with you

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

Latest incidents in Bijnor

Shaheed Express Coach Fire Near Nagina, Bijnor: About 80 Passengers Out, Two Reported Burnt; Cracker Material Found, No Deaths23 Oct 2026 · 0 dead · 2 injured

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Local risks in Bijnor

Train coach fire near Nagina

On the night of 23 October 2026, a fire in the S-6 sleeper coach of the Shaheed Express near Nagina station sent about 80 passengers out after the chain was pulled, and it was put out within roughly 10 to 30 minutes. Reports differ on injuries, a charging socket was blamed first and cracker material was found later, and we cover it in a case study.

Illegal and licensed cracker units

In April 2021, five labourers died and four were critically hurt when explosive material caught fire at an illegal cracker unit run from a house in the Bakshiwala area. In May 2024, one worker died and at least five were injured at a cracker factory in Jhalu township on Gangoh road.

Boiler blast at an ethanol plant on Nagina Road

On 12 September 2018, a boiler exploded at a plant on Nagina Road during repair work with welding under way, killing six labourers and injuring two more seriously. Police said the boiler had not run for days, and a case was registered against the plant's managers.

Godown fires in the old bazaars

Around midnight on Diwali night in 2022, a fire in a two-storey medicine warehouse in Shambha Bazaar took two fire engines to control and caused a loss of about 20 lakh rupees. A short circuit or a falling burning firework was suspected, which is why stocks near wiring and festival fireworks need care.

Floods on the Khoh and Ramganga

In July 2023, unseasonal floods on the Khoh river, a Ramganga tributary, hit villages in the Dhampur sub-division and Sherkot, with crop and land losses. Waterlogged roads and repeated flooding in the same villages every year are the pattern in this part of the district.

Stay safe: quick checklist

Save 112, 101, 108 and 100 in your phone today. Share them with elderly relatives and children old enough to use a phone.
On a train, note where the chain and the exits are, never carry crackers, fireworks or other flammable goods, and tell the guard or call 112 at the first smoke.
Never make or store crackers at home. Report any house or shed where crackers are being made, because the one in Bakshiwala killed five labourers.

In bazaar godowns, keep stock away from wiring and meters, switch off the mains at closing time, and keep fireworks and lamps well away during Diwali.
Near the Khoh, Ramganga and Ganga, move to higher ground at the first flood warning, never cross moving water, and keep documents, medicines and a torch in a ready bag.
Keep a basic first aid kit at home and in the shop, and call 108 or 112 for any serious burn or smoke inhalation. 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.

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Bijnor at a glance

Town population: About 1.15 lakh in Bijnor city (Census 2011)
District: Five tehsils: Bijnor, Najibabad, Nagina, Chandpur and Dhampur, with 22 police stations on the district list
Nagina: About 29 km east of Bijnor; the Shaheed Express coach fire of 23 October 2026 happened here
Past blast: Six labourers died in a boiler blast on Nagina Road on 12 September 2018
Emergency system: Dial 112; fire is 101, ambulance 108, police 100