Life-Safety Intelligence for IndiaHaridwar is the pilgrim city on the Ganga in Uttarakhand, where lakhs of devotees use the ghats and temple stair routes in a season. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the fire stations nearby and the main local risks on one page, with dated examples from the city.
Checked 15 Nov 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone112: Uttarakhand's single emergency number for police, fire, ambulance and disaster calls · 101: Fire brigade. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: Emergency ambulance. The state fire service page also prints 102. If neither connects, call 112 · 100: Also reachable through 112
Print the Haridwar 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 Haridwar 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 15 November 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.
On 27 July 2025 a rumour set off a crush on the stair route to the Mansa Devi temple, and eight devotees died while about 30 were hurt. The state ordered a magisterial inquiry under the Additional District Magistrate.
In late June 2025 the Ganga at Haridwar rose to about 293 metres, close to the danger mark, and the water police held a full scale drill at Shyampur ghat for a bather swept away. Officials also warned that people wading in to film reels add to the risk, and the barrage discharge was limited to keep the ghats safe.
On the night of 4 to 5 January 2026 a fire destroyed seven temporary shops near the Lalta Pul bridge, and the fire teams had a hard fight to bring it under control. A short circuit was the likely cause, and goods worth several lakh rupees were lost.
On Diwali night in November 2026 fires broke out at seven places in Haridwar, from Kankhal and Jwalapur to BHEL and Jagjitpur, including a timber yard near Jwalapur station. Most were blamed on fireworks landing on rubbish, a car or a veranda, one on a short circuit, and no one died.
4 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.
| Station | Area | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Mayapur Fire Station (Haridwar) | Haridwar district · Mayapur | Call01334-265600 |
| Roshnabad Fire Station (Haridwar) | Haridwar district · Roshnabad | Call01334-239888 |
| Laksar Fire Station | Haridwar district · Laksar | Call01332-254615 |
| Rishikesh Fire Station | Dehradun district · Rishikesh | Call0135-2430101 |
Station names and office lines for Haridwar and the nearest stations; the list is undated and prints no addresses. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.
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