Mica mine roof collapse
On 21 January 2021 the roof of a mica mine caved in at Phulwariya in Koderma district while about eight people were collecting mica scraps. At least six were buried and two were pulled out alive by people nearby.
Life-Safety Intelligence for IndiaKoderma is the headquarters of Koderma district in Jharkhand, a mica mining area on the Grand Chord rail route with the Tilaiya dam close by. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the fire station and the main local risks on one page, with dated examples from the district.
Checked 15 Nov 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone112: National emergency number for police, fire and ambulance. The Koderma district website does not print it. Works from any phone · 101: National fire number. The Koderma district pages do not print it, so if it does not connect, call 112 · 108: National ambulance number. The Koderma district pages do not print it, so if it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Printed as the police number on the Koderma district website. Also reachable through 112
Print the Koderma 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 Koderma 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.
On 21 January 2021 the roof of a mica mine caved in at Phulwariya in Koderma district while about eight people were collecting mica scraps. At least six were buried and two were pulled out alive by people nearby.
On 17 July 2022 a boat carrying ten people capsized at about 11 in the morning on the Panchkhero dam, on the Koderma and Giridih border in Markacho block. Only two swam out, and eight were reported missing.
On 9 April 2025 lightning hit a private school building with an asbestos roof and iron benches in Lalkapani village, Markacho area. Nine students got electric shocks and were taken to a health centre, and all were out of danger.
The state recorded 161 drowning deaths between May and July 2025 and plans to train two divers in each district. Children bathing in ponds, streams and reservoirs are the most exposed.
1 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.
| Station | Area | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Koderma Fire Station | Koderma district · Koderma | Call9304953425 |
One station office phone from a Jharkhand fire service contact list published in November 2020; no address or newer list was found. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.
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