Life-Safety Intelligence for IndiaMalda town, officially English Bazar, is the headquarters of Malda district, on the Mahananda with the Ganga and its erosion a few kilometres away. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the official fire station and the main local risks on one page.
Checked 15 Nov 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone112: Single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance. Works from any phone · 101: The state fire service number. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: The national ambulance number. A West Bengal district website lists it with 102. If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Also reachable through 112
Print the Malda (English Bazar) 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 Malda (English Bazar) 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 the morning of 23 May 2023, a carbide drum reportedly fell while being unloaded into a godown at Netaji Market, and an explosion and firecracker blasts followed. Two unloaders died, 13 shops were damaged and five fire engines fought the fire for at least nine hours, using sand because water reacts with carbide. Officials and critics asked why so much carbide and so many firecrackers were stored in a small, crowded space.
On 10 September 2026, the Ganga stood about 75 cm above the extreme danger level at Manikchak Ghat, flooded fresh areas in Ratua and caused new erosion at Khaskol in the English Bazar block. Thousands of people in vulnerable areas spent sleepless nights.
By 8 October 2026, a 1,400 metre stretch of an embankment had breached and let in Ganga water, affecting about 24,595 families in Manikchak, Ratua and English Bazar. The state announced Rs 1.8 lakh for each fully damaged house and Rs 90,000 for each partly damaged one, and promised a permanent fix.
On 7 September 2026, a temple in Malda collapsed into the Ganga after floodwater and severe erosion wore through the barriers protecting it. It shows how fast the riverbank can go.
1 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.
| Station | Area | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| English Bazar Fire Station | Malda · Ghorapir, near Malda Airport | Call03512-278854, 03512-221295 |
The station is from the West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services list opened on 15 November 2026. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.
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