Life-Safety Intelligence for IndiaTirunelveli is the district headquarters of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu, on the Tamirabarani river with Palayamkottai across the water and a busy town centre around it. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the district fire stations and the main local risks on one page, with dated examples from the city and the district.
Checked 15 Nov 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone112: National emergency number for police, fire and ambulance. Works from any phone · 101: Listed as Fire and Rescue on the Tirunelveli district website. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: Listed as the ambulance help line on the Tirunelveli district website. If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Listed as the police control room on the Tirunelveli district website. Also reachable through 112
Print the Tirunelveli 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 Tirunelveli 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 18 and 19 December 2023, record rain in the southern districts pushed the Tamirabarani past its danger level, and some buildings in Tirunelveli were partly under water. By 20 December, the chief minister said ten people had died in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts, from wall collapses and electrocution, and about 17,000 people were in relief camps.
On 17 December 2021, a toilet wall collapsed at a school in Tirunelveli town more than 100 years old, and three students died. Recent heavy rain was suspected of weakening it, and an early inspection reportedly found that the wall had no proper foundation.
On 30 May 2024, a cooking gas cylinder exploded at a samosa shop on North Radha Road in Tirunelveli. Six people were hurt, including the shop's employee, and the fire gutted two shops before fire service staff put it out.
On 22 February 2019, fireworks made inside a building in the Sankarankovil area of Tirunelveli district burst into flames. At least four people died, with one report saying five, and firefighters could not get in for nearly an hour because of the heat.
10 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.
| Station | Area | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Palayamkottai FS | Tirunelveli District · Palayamkottai | Call0462-2572099 |
| Pettai FS | Tirunelveli District · Pettai | Call0462-2342003 |
| Nanguneri FS | Tirunelveli District · Nanguneri | Call04635-250101 |
| Ambasamudram FS | Tirunelveli District · Ambasamudram | Call04634-250399 |
| Vallioor FS | Tirunelveli District · Vallioor | Call04637-220221 |
| Cheranmahadevi FS | Tirunelveli District · Cheranmahadevi | Call04634-260569 |
| Tisayanvilai FS | Tirunelveli District · Tisayanvilai | Call04637-271100 |
| Gangaikondan FS | Tirunelveli District · Gangaikondan | Call0462-2486500 |
| Radhapuram FS | Tirunelveli District · Radhapuram | Call04637-254101 |
| Tirunelveli City FS | Tirunelveli District · Tirunelveli City | Call0462-2330101 |
These are the 10 fire stations of Tirunelveli district on the state fire service list read on 15 November 2026. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.
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