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Sundargarh Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Sundargarh is a district headquarters town in northern Odisha, with Lephripara and its coal corridor road about 23 km to the west. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the fire stations of the Sundargarh circle and the main local risks on one page, with past incidents and hazards from the district.

Checked 27 Oct 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone

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112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

06622-272233 Sundargarh District Emergency Control RoomDistrict control room line; toll free 1077. Call 112 or 101 first 06622-272301 Sundargarh Fire OfficeOffice line of the Sadar fire office, not an emergency number 06622-272265 Collector and District Magistrate (office)District office line, not an emergency number

112: Odisha's single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance · 101: State fire number, also reachable through 112. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: State ambulance number, also reachable through 112 · 100: Police number, also reachable through 112

Take these numbers with you

Print the Sundargarh 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 Sundargarh 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 27 October 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.

Latest incidents in Sundargarh

Sundargarh Trailer Collision and Fire, Odisha: Two Drivers Burnt to Death After Head-On Crash on Lefripada Coal Corridor; Cause Under Investigation25 Oct 2026 · 2 dead · 0 injured

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Local risks in Sundargarh

Coal-corridor trailers and night collisions

In the early hours of 25 October 2026, two trailers collided head-on near Aunlabahal Chhak on the coal corridor road in the Lefripada police station area, roughly 23 km west of the town. Both caught fire and both drivers were burnt to death in their cabs; the cause is not established, and we cover it in a case study.

Accident-prone road stretches

The district plan marks 10 accident-prone areas on the 30 km road from Sundargarh to Jharsuguda, 20 on the 120 km road towards Rourkela and 6 inside the town limits near Hospital Chowk. It also lists district roads with heavy traffic beside open-cast coal mines.

Lightning

The district plan calls Sundargarh highly prone to lightning, heat wave, drowning and snakebite, and enters 205 lightning cases for 2006 to 2023. When thunder starts, go into a building or a vehicle, and keep away from trees and open fields.

Flood from the Ib river

The 330-bed district hospital at Sundargarh is listed among the health centres exposed to flood from the Ib and Brahmani rivers, and the plan notes floods in 1971, 1994, 1997, 2001 and 2011. Drinking-water points in Sundargarh Sadar are also marked as flood-exposed.

Forest fire and mine-industry fire hazard

The plan estimates that 90 per cent of forest-floor fires in the district are man-made, with dry leaf fall from February to June making the south-west and north of the district most vulnerable. It also says that fast growth of mines and industry brings industrial and fire hazards that need preparedness.

Fire stations in Sundargarh

9 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.

Station	Area	Contact
Sundargarh Fire Station	Sundargarh circle · Sundargarh town (Sadar)	Call06622-272301
Kutra Fire Station	Sundargarh circle · Kutra block	Call 101
Rajgangpur Fire Station	Sundargarh circle · Rajgangpur	Call 101
Bargaon Fire Station	Sundargarh circle · Bargaon block	Call 101
Balisankara Fire Station	Sundargarh circle · Balisankara block	Call 101
Subdega Fire Station	Sundargarh circle · Subdega block	Call 101
Hemgir Fire Station	Sundargarh circle · Hemgir block	Call 101
Lephripara Fire Station	Sundargarh circle · Lephripara block	Call 101
Tangarpali Fire Station	Sundargarh circle · Tangarpali block	Call06622-237140

Nine fire stations are listed for the Sundargarh circle in the 2025 district disaster plan; only the Sundargarh and Tangarpali stations show a landline, and the rest list officer mobiles that we do not print. 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 district emergency control room line is 06622-272233 (toll free 1077); call 112 first if you can.
On the coal corridor and other haul roads, keep to your lane, slow down at squares and chhaks, and do not overtake blind. Take a break every two to three hours on night trips.
If you drive a truck or trailer, keep a charged extinguisher and a window breaker within reach in the cab, and know how the door latch works. In a crash fire the first seconds decide whether you get out.

If you reach a crash, call 112 or 101 and give the road name and the nearest chhak or village. Stay well back from a burning trailer, since tyres and tanks can burst.
When thunder starts, go into a building or a vehicle with a hard roof. Do not shelter under a tree or stand in an open field.
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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Sundargarh at a glance

District area: 9,712 sq km, 17 blocks; second largest district in Odisha
Population: Sundargarh town: 45,036 (Census 2011); district: about 20.9 lakh
Fire stations: Nine listed in the Sundargarh circle, including Sundargarh and Lephripara
Lephripara: Block town about 23 km west of Sundargarh, on the coal corridor road; has its own fire station
Emergency system: Dial 112; fire is 101, ambulance 108, police 100