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Jaipur Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Jaipur has packed walled city markets, busy highways carrying fuel and gas, big government hospitals and industrial areas like Sitapura and VKI. This guide brings the emergency numbers, fire control lines, local risks and the Jaipur incidents we have investigated together on one page.

Checked 16 Oct 2026 against official sources. Incidents update automatically.

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26deaths reported

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112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

0141-2615550 Fire Control Room, Ghat GateListed by Nagar Nigam Jaipur along with 101 0141-2201898 Flood Control Room, BaniparkRuns every monsoon, 15 June to 30 September 1077 Disaster HelplineDistrict line; state line is 1070 0141-5110111 Nagar Nigam Citizen HelplineFor civic complaints

112: Rajasthan ERSS: police, fire and ambulance on one number · 100: Also reachable through 112

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Local risks in Jaipur

Walled city market fires

Old katlas and bazaars pack shops, cartons and narrow stairs into one building, and fire tenders struggle in the lanes. In September 2026 a fire at Purohit Ji Ka Katla in Tripolia Bazaar hit more than 20 shops, and the nearest hydrant was found to be about 1.5 to 2 km away at Ghat Gate.

Hospital ICU fires

An ICU is full of oxygen, wiring and patients who cannot walk out on their own. In October 2025 a fire in the neuro ICU storeroom of the SMS Hospital trauma centre killed six patients, as per officials (early reports said eight); we have covered it in our case study.

LPG tankers on highways

Gas tankers use the Jaipur-Ajmer highway every day, and a leak can turn into a fireball within minutes. In December 2024 a tanker was hit near Bhankrota, the gas cloud caught fire and the toll reached 17, with around 40 vehicles burnt; our case study has the full story.

Fuel depots and industrial areas

Sitapura and the other industrial belts store large amounts of fuel and chemicals close to homes and hotels. In October 2009 a petrol leak at the Indian Oil depot in Sitapura caught fire, killing 12 people, and the blaze burned for more than a week while about 5 lakh people were moved out.

Monsoon flooding of basements

Heavy rain fills low roads and basements faster than most people expect. On 1 August 2024, three people including a six-year-old girl drowned when rainwater flooded a basement in the Vishwakarma area.

Fire stations in Jaipur

9 stations, as published by Surat Municipal Corporation. Tap Call to ring the station office.

Station	Area	Contact
V.K.I. Area Fire Control	Nagar Nigam Jaipur · V.K.I. Area	Call0141-2332573
Mansarover Fire Control	Nagar Nigam Jaipur · Mansarover	Call0141-5178866
Sitapura Fire Control	Nagar Nigam Jaipur · Sitapura	Call0141-2275250
Lal Kothi Fire Control	Nagar Nigam Jaipur · Lal Kothi	Call0141-2741450
V.D. Zone I Fire Control	Nagar Nigam Jaipur · V.D. Zone I	Call0141-2307227
Banipark Fire Control	Nagar Nigam Jaipur · Banipark	Call0141-2201898
Ghat Gate Fire Control	Nagar Nigam Jaipur · Ghat Gate	Call0141-2615550, 101
Baees Godam Fire Control	Nagar Nigam Jaipur · Baees Godam	Call0141-2211258
Amer Fire Control	Nagar Nigam Jaipur · Amer	Call0141-2531282

Fire control lines as published by Nagar Nigam Jaipur (Administrative Directory, Control Room page, checked 16 Oct 2026). In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.

Stay safe: quick checklist

Save 112, 101 and the Ghat Gate Fire Control Room number (0141-2615550) in your phone today.
In a walled city katla or bazaar, know two ways out, and never let cartons block a staircase or passage.
When someone you love is admitted to an ICU, find the nearest exit and tell the staff at once if you see smoke or smell burning.

If you see a tanker leaking or a white gas cloud on the highway, do not stop to watch; move away against the wind and call 112.
During heavy rain, do not stay in a basement; move people and valuables up early and call the Banipark Flood Control Room (0141-2201898) if water rises.
Keep an ABC fire extinguisher at home or in your shop, and get old wiring checked before the summer load.

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Jaipur at a glance

City area: 467 sq km (Nagar Nigam Jaipur City Profile)
Population: 30.73 lakh (2011), plus about 10% floating population, as per Nagar Nigam Jaipur
Fire control lines: 9 fire control points listed by Nagar Nigam Jaipur, plus a monsoon flood control room at Banipark fire station
2009 depot fire: Indian Oil depot fire at Sitapura: 12 dead, more than 300 injured, about 5 lakh people moved out
Emergency system: Rajasthan 112 (ERSS), first phase launched on 25 December 2020