Katni Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

On Diwali night, 8 November 2026, a fire that began in a crockery shop on the ground floor of a three-storey building at Barhi, in Katni district, spread to the family's rooms above, and six members of one family died while two escaped. Reports differ on the start time and the cause is not established, and the first reports say fire engines came from four places and it took about five hours to control.

On 12 May 2023, a large fire broke out at a plastic goods factory in the Madhav Nagar area of Katni, and goods worth crores and many machines were damaged. Reports differ on whether seven or fifteen fire engines were sent, no casualty was reported and the cause was not known at first.

On 14 June 2026, a truck coming the other way hit a bus on the Katni to Vijayraghavgarh road near the Industrial Area bridge, and three people died while 29 were reported injured. Police first pointed to brake failure of the truck. On 1 May 2026, four people also died in a dumper and car crash near Sadi village in the district.

On 25 July 2024, after heavy rain for two days, the district administration said about 3,000 people were moved to relief camps or safer places from about 40 villages. The Belkund river rose suddenly near Dhimarkheda and low areas were flooded.