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Ichalkaranji Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Ichalkaranji is a textile town in Kolhapur district, with powerloom and fabric units packed close together and the Panchganga flood belt not far away. The city has its own municipal corporation and a fire brigade, so this guide puts that number, the district control room and the main local risks on one page.

Checked 15 Nov 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone
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112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police
0230-421404 Fire Brigade, Ichalkaranji CorporationAlso 0230-441808. Office lines of the fire brigade at Station Road, so for a fire call 101 or 112 first 0231-2659232 Kolhapur District Control RoomAlso 0231-2545473. Collector's office line for floods and other disasters 155300 Citizen Call CentreState citizens' call centre listed on the Kolhapur district website

112: Single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance across Maharashtra · 101: The national fire number. No page for this city prints a fire control room line; if 101 does not connect, call 112 · 108: State ambulance service. If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Also reachable through 112

Take these numbers with you

Print the Ichalkaranji 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 Ichalkaranji 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.

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Local risks in Ichalkaranji

Chemical factory fire in the textile park

At about 9 am on Monday 24 January 2022, a large explosion started a fire at a chemical factory in the textile park at Ichalkaranji. Four fire tenders reached the site but the fire was too intense to enter, the whole factory burned with losses of about Rs 2 crore, and no casualty was reported. The cause of the blast was not known.

Panchganga and Krishna floods

On 27 July 2026, the state announced a Rs 3,200 crore flood management mission for Kolhapur, Sangli and Ichalkaranji, three places described as facing severe monsoon floods again and again. It covers storage of rainwater, the carrying capacity of the Krishna and Panchganga, and stormwater drains.

River overflow and cut roads, July 2026

After overnight rain on 7 July 2026, the Panchganga overflowed in Kolhapur district and came close to its warning mark. Three state highways were closed, part of a road near the Mangle weir was washed away, and 56 weirs went under. Roads out of town can shut within hours of heavy rain.

A very dense textile cluster

Ichalkaranji is the country's largest hub for cotton greige fabric, turning out about 4,296 million metres a year. Units range from 12 looms to large ones with 200 airjet machines, so every unit needs regular clearing of lint and dust and clear exits.

Fire stations in Ichalkaranji

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StationAreaContact
Ichalkaranji Municipal Corporation Fire BrigadeIchalkaranji · Station Road, beside Guru Talkies, Vikas NagarCall0230-421404

The corporation's fire brigade page lists one station, checked on 15 November 2026. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.

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Ichalkaranji at a glance

City population
About 2.88 lakh (Census 2011)
Municipal corporation
Upgraded from a municipal council (set up in 1904) to a corporation in 2022
Fire brigade
One station, office lines 0230-421404 and 0230-441808
Fabric output
About 4,296 million metres a year (April 2026)
Emergency system
Dial 112; fire is 101, ambulance 108 and police 100

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