City safety guide

Indore Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Indore is a large commercial and industrial city in western Madhya Pradesh, with packed market lanes, factory belts and monsoon rain that can fill roads and colonies in a night. This guide gathers the emergency numbers, the fire stations we could confirm and the main local hazards on one page, with dated incidents from the city.

Checked 22 Oct 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone

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112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

0731-2535555 Municipal Corporation HelplineFor civic problems such as water supply and waterlogging. It is not an emergency line, so call 112 when life is in danger 0731-2438100 MY HospitalGovernment hospital in Indore

112: Single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance · 101: Indore Municipal Corporation fire brigade · 108: 102 is also used for ambulance · 100: Also reachable through 112

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

Take these numbers with you

Print the Indore 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 22 October 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.

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Local risks in Indore

Residential building fires and sealed buildings

On 7 May 2022 a fire in a residential building in Swarna Bagh Colony killed seven people, most of them from smoke; flames and black smoke blocked the main door and the terrace door turned too hot to use, and the building had no fire safety arrangements. After a fire in Lucknow, the corporation and the district administration sealed 18 more buildings on 24 June 2026, taking the number sealed for fire safety failures in Indore to 151.

Narrow market lanes and shops beside hospitals

Chhappan Dukan, Sarafa Bazaar and other crowded market pockets have narrow lanes where fire engines struggle, which is why four compact fire bikes were added in August 2026. On 23 March 2026 a fire in a garage and three shops next to Choithram Hospital burned for over two hours, and firefighters pulled out gas cylinders before they could catch fire.

Chemical and factory fires on the industrial belt

At about 2.15 am on 14 October 2025 a fire destroyed a four-storey chemical factory of about 20,000 sq ft on Sanwer Road, with no casualties and the cause not known. More than 100 water tankers were used, and crews came from Depalpur, Betma, Mhow, Pithampur and Sanwer to join Indore's own.

Record rain of September 2023

Indore recorded 144.7 mm of rain in 24 hours between 15 and 17 September 2023, a record for the city, and several roads and residential colonies went under water. More than 200 people, including an eight-day-old baby, were rescued by residents, police and the SDRF.

Old temple structures and festival crowds

On Ram Navami, 30 March 2023, the cover of an old stepwell at the Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple in Patel Nagar gave way under the weight of devotees during a hawan, and 30 to 35 people fell in. At least 13 died that day and the toll later rose to 36.

Contaminated tap water in Bhagirathpura

From late December 2025 residents of Bhagirathpura fell ill and died in numbers, an outbreak blamed on contaminated tap water, and by 2 January 2026 over 200 people were in hospital. By late January the official death toll was 16 while locals counted 30, and the High Court ordered an inquiry commission headed by a retired judge.

Fire stations in Indore

4 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.

Station	Area	Contact
Laxmi Bai Nagar	Indore	Call0731-2416677
Gandhi Hall	Indore	Call0731-2431226
Moti Tabela	Indore	Call0731-2477777
G.N.T. Market	Indore	Call0731-2480963

Four fire station landlines from 2020. The list may be incomplete or out of date, and no fire control room number is available. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.

Stay safe: quick checklist

Save 112, 101, 108 and 100 in your phone today. There is no separate fire control room number to rely on, so give your exact address and nearest landmark to the 101 operator.
Know two ways out of your building, and never lock the terrace door or block the stairs and main door with shoes, cycles or stock. In a fire, smoke kills before flames do, so stay low and go out.
In crowded markets like Sarafa and Chhappan Dukan, keep shop fronts, lanes and exits clear and never park in the lane, so that a fire engine or a fire bike can get in.

At a temple, do not stand or jump on old covers, slabs or tiled floors over a well or stepwell, and leave if the crowd packs in. Follow the trust's limit on people, and do not wait for an announcement.
If tap water smells or looks odd, or several people in your lane have loose motions at once, stop drinking it, boil water, give ORS and see a doctor early. Tell the corporation helpline on 0731-2535555.
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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Indore at a glance

City area and population: About 530 sq km; about 31.1 lakh people (2024 estimate for the municipal area), in 22 zones and 85 wards
District: Indore district covers 3,898 sq km and had 32,76,697 people at the 2011 census
Fire brigade: Set up in 1909; four station landlines are printed here and may be out of date
Sealed for fire safety: 151 buildings sealed by 24 June 2026, including coaching centres, libraries, a hotel and factories
Emergency system: Dial 112; fire is 101, ambulance 108, police 100