City safety guide

Markapuram Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Markapuram, also called Markapur, is a slate-making town and the headquarters of the new Markapuram district in Andhra Pradesh. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the fire stations listed for the district and the main local risks on one page, with past incidents from Markapuram.

Checked 26 Oct 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone

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112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

08596-222099 Markapur Fire StationStation landline. For a fire, call 101 or 112 first 1077 Disaster and Cyclone HelplineToll-free line for disasters and cyclones 0866-2578877 State Fire Control RoomState office in Vijayawada, not a Markapuram line. For a fire, call 101 or 112 first

112: Single emergency number. Works from any phone · 101: The national fire number. If 101 does not connect, call 112 · 108: Ambulance. If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Police control room, also reachable through 112

Printable Markapuram emergency card: A4 sheet with national and local emergency numbers and cut-out wallet cards

Take these numbers with you

Print the Markapuram 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 Markapuram 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 26 October 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.

Latest incidents in Markapuram

Markapuram Bus Fire: 14 Killed as Bus Hits Tipper Near Rayavaram; Owner and Unlicensed Driver Arrested26 Mar 2026 · 14 dead

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Local risks in Markapuram

Sleeper bus and tipper fire near Rayavaram

Early on 26 March 2026, a sleeper bus from Jagtial in Telangana hit a gravel tipper on a downhill curve near Rayavaram, outside Markapur town, both vehicles caught fire and 14 passengers died, most of them asleep in their berths. Police arrested the owner and a driver who had no licence, and we cover the crash in a case study.

Extreme summer heat

In April 2026 Anumalapalli, near Markapur, touched 45.01 degrees Celsius, and Markapur was among the places that crossed 45 degrees that year, ahead of Rentachintala as the state’s hottest zone. On such days the advice is to stay out of the open between 11 am and 4 pm and keep drinking water.

Car fires after highway collisions

On 17 May 2022 a tyre burst and a car hit a truck near Thippayapalem in Markapuram mandal, and the car caught fire with three people trapped inside. By the time firefighters reached it the car was completely burnt, and police suspected the petrol tank was damaged and the leaking fuel caught fire.

Sleeper bus checks after two fires

After the October 2025 Kurnool fire and the March 2026 Markapuram crash, the state set up 16 special checkpoints, inspected over 1,000 buses in one drive and penalised 236 for missing permits, papers or fitness certificates. A cabinet subcommittee said sleeper services could be banned altogether if operators keep cutting corners.

Fire stations in Markapuram

6 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.

Station	Area	Contact
Kanigiri Fire Station	Markapuram district · Sankavaram village, Kanigiri	Call08402-204101
Cumbum Fire Station	Markapuram district · Pusala Bazaar, Kandulapuram, Cumbum	Call08406-232209
Markapur Fire Station	Markapuram district · Near RTC Bus Stand, Markapur	Call08596-222099
Giddalur Fire Station	Markapuram district · Near railway station, Giddalur	Call08405-242099
Dornala Fire Station	Markapuram district · Srisailam Road, Dornala	Call 101
Yarragondapalem Fire Station	Markapuram district · Near Gram Panchayat office, Yarragondapalem	Call08403-254244

Station names, addresses and landlines for Markapuram district, checked on 26 October 2026. Dornala is listed without a clear landline. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.

Stay safe: quick checklist

Save 112, 101, 100 and 108 in your phone today. The Markapur fire station line is 08596-222099, but for a fire call 101 or 112 first.
Before you sleep on a bus, find the main door, the emergency door and the window hammer. If the bus has stopped three or four times with engine trouble, get off at a town and ask for another bus, or call 112.
If the driver is speeding or cutting across lanes on a curve, ask the conductor to slow down and call 112 with the bus number if nothing changes.

In April and May, keep out of the open between 11 am and 4 pm, drink water often and treat dizziness or confusion as an emergency. Call 108 if someone collapses.
After a collision, if you smell fuel or see smoke, get everyone out and well away from the vehicle before you call 112. Do not go back for bags.
Cool the burn under cool, clean running water for 20 minutes. Even 10 minutes helps if that's all you can manage. No ice, toothpaste, oil or butter.

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Markapuram at a glance

Town population: 71,092 people (Census 2011)
District area and population: 10,035 sq km; 11,42,313 people; 21 mandals
Fire stations: Six in the district: Markapur, Kanigiri, Cumbum, Giddalur, Dornala and Yarragondapalem
Best-known industry: Slate making
Emergency system: Andhra Pradesh's 112 service; fire is 101