Life-Safety Intelligence for IndiaPaderu is the headquarters of Alluri Sitarama Raju district in the Eastern Ghats, a hill town reached by winding ghat roads. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the district fire station and the main local risks on one page, with past incidents from the district.
Checked 26 Oct 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone112: 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
Print the Paderu 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 Paderu 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.
On the morning of 24 October 2026, workers were reportedly pouring diesel from cans into a vehicle at a hill-road site near Pinakota in Ananthagiri mandal when fire broke out, spread to a second vehicle and a two-wheeler, and ended in a powerful explosion that killed seven people, among them a passing teacher. Early reports blamed gelatin sticks, but the district police chief said none were found and called it an accidental fire; we cover it in a case study.
On 12 December 2025 a bus carrying 37 people, mostly pilgrims from Chittoor, went off the Chintoor to Maredumilli ghat road in thick fog; nine died and about 23 were hurt, and the state then barred night travel on ghat roads in tribal and forest areas. On 19 October 2026 a van returning from Paderu with about 25 pilgrims hit the hillside and overturned on the Paderu ghat road, killing two and leaving 12 critically injured.
After three days of heavy rain in late September 2026, about 20 villages in the D Agraharam area lost their road link and a washed-away bridge cut off 15 villages in the Vanchula and Dharakonda panchayats. Landslides also blocked ghat roads and national highways around Koyyuru, G K Veedhi and Paderu, and teams used machines to clear the mud and rocks.
The district fire office lists one fire station for all 11 mandals, so a fire or crash on a remote hill road can be a long way from a fire engine. Police said the Pinakota site was about 100 km from the nearest fuel station, which is why workers carried diesel in drums.
1 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.
| Station | Area | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Paderu Fire Station | Alluri Sitarama Raju district · Near RTC Complex, Paderu | Call08935-250201 |
One fire station is listed for the whole district, which has 11 mandals. Name, address and landline checked on 26 October 2026. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.
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