Jammu Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Around 10.30 pm on 25 October 2026, a fire in Shiv Market opposite Jammu railway station gutted around 40 shops and burned for nearly five hours, with reports of the shop count ranging from 12 to 40. No one was hurt, a short circuit was suspected but not confirmed, and the narrow approach slowed the fire crews. We cover it in a case study.

On Wednesday 1 April 2026, a fire that began in one oil tanker near the RTO office at Transport Nagar spread to four or five others, and two tankers were completely gutted. Nobody was hurt and the crews needed about an hour to bring it under control, but the area is crowded with tankers and jhuggies and was described as highly vulnerable.

On 30 December 2024, a fire damaged the stock, plant, machinery and building of a snack manufacturing unit at Kartholi in Bari Brahmana, and work at the unit stopped. No casualty was reported. Industrial units in the belt carry large stocks of packing material and oil, so a small fire spreads fast.

On 26 and 27 August 2025, Jammu got about 380 mm of rain in 24 hours, the most in a day since 1910 at the city observatory. Rivers and streams ran at or near the danger mark, low-lying parts of the city were under water, over 10,000 people were moved to safety across the Union Territory, and dozens of trains were cancelled. Reports differ on the total toll, and the worst landslide was on the Vaishno Devi route, outside the city.

The district administration has published a heat wave action plan for 2025-26, an advisory on high heat index, a flash flood advisory and an advisory for managing crowds at festivals, pilgrimages and rallies prone to stampede. These sit next to the fire and flood risks, because Jammu sees heavy footfall around its temples and railway station.