Hoshiarpur Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Late on the night of 22 August 2025, an LPG tanker collided with a pickup truck at Mandiala, and the leak and blast spread fire to about 15 shops and four or five houses. At least two people died that night, around 20 were taken to hospital with burns, and the Deputy Commissioner said the fire was likely caused by the road accident.

On the night of 12 February 2026, a large fire broke out at a paint factory near Bhawani Nagar on Chintpurni Road, and five fire tenders were sent at once. Several houses stood close to the factory, and no casualties were reported.

The district disaster plan for 2024 to 2025 says Hoshiarpur lies at the foot of the Shivaliks, with the Beas and Sutlej on either side and many seasonal streams called choes. In the rains these can damage farmland by depositing debris and eroding fertile soil, and the plan lists flood prone villages in Hoshiarpur, Dasuya and Mukerian tehsils.

The district plan places Hoshiarpur in Seismic Zone IV, a high damage risk zone, and records an earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on 29 August 2013 with its epicentre on the Hoshiarpur and Himachal border. It says the risk to buildings, water lines and power supply is why preventive checks matter.

The same plan lists stampede as a hazard, especially during festivals and melas at gurdwaras and mandirs. It names the industrial areas of the district as the place where fires are most likely.