Modinagar Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

At about 9 am on 7 November 2026, the temporary shuttering under a roof slab gave way at an under-construction building near Sikri, Modinagar, while concrete was being poured. One worker died, several others were injured, and police, fire, NDRF and SDRF teams pulled the rest out; the cause is still being looked into. We cover it in a case study.

On the afternoon of 5 July 2020, a fire in a so-called candle factory at Bakharwa village near Modinagar killed at least 8 people, mostly women, and injured 4, and an officer was suspended for negligence. The cause was still being ascertained, and only two fire tenders were first sent.

At about 3.40 am on 28 March 2025, a boiler exploded at a paper mill at Bhojpur, Modinagar, and three workers died while others were hurt. Workers alleged loose boiler bolts that they had reported, and the District Magistrate formed a four-member committee to investigate.

Around midnight on 30 September 2024, drums of edible oil and chemicals began exploding in a factory at Pawanpuri Industrial Area, near the Muradnagar canal bridge on the Delhi to Meerut road. Twelve fire tenders from Modinagar and nearby stations fought the fire and no one was hurt, but the cause was not found.

On the evening of 1 February 2020, a car carrying six people fell into the Upper Ganga canal near Muradnagar. Two were pulled out by people at the spot and four were missing.

Around noon on 3 January 2021, about 60 people sheltered from rain under a newly built shelter at the Ukhlarsi cremation ground in Muradnagar when its roof slab fell. At least 23 people died, and later reports gave 24 or 25; we cover it in a case study.