What are the main fire and safety risks in Washim?

The main risks listed for Washim are: Shop fire in the town; Lightning in thunderstorms; Flooded nullah on the way home from school; Truck and bus collide after a tyre burst. The Local risks section of this page gives the dates and details.

City safety guide

Washim Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Q: What is the fire brigade number in Washim?

101 (Fire). Fire Service number on the Washim district helpline page. If it does not connect, call 112.

Q: What are the emergency numbers in Washim?

112 Emergency (Printed with police as 100/112 on the Washim district helpline page. Works from any phone); 101 Fire (Fire Service number on the Washim district helpline page. If it does not connect, call 112); 108 Ambulance (Ambulance number on the Washim district helpline page. If it does not connect, call 112); 100 Police (Police number on the Washim district helpline page. Also reachable through 112); 1077 Emergency and Disaster Management (Printed as 108 / 1077 on the Washim district helpline page); 07252-232755 Police Control Room, Washim (Landline from the district telephone directory page, which was last updated in 2018); 1091 Women Crisis Response Centre (Listed on the Washim district helpline page).

Washim is the district headquarters in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, with farm country, seasonal nullahs and heavy rain and lightning warnings around it. This guide puts the emergency numbers and the main local risks on one page, with dated examples from the town and the district.

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112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

1077 Emergency and Disaster ManagementPrinted as 108 / 1077 on the Washim district helpline page 07252-232755 Police Control Room, WashimLandline from the district telephone directory page, which was last updated in 2018 1091 Women Crisis Response CentreListed on the Washim district helpline page

112: Printed with police as 100/112 on the Washim district helpline page. Works from any phone · 101: Fire Service number on the Washim district helpline page. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: Ambulance number on the Washim district helpline page. If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Police number on the Washim district helpline page. Also reachable through 112

Take these numbers with you

Print the Washim 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 Washim 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.

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Local risks in Washim

Shop fire in the town

In the early hours of 26 July 2026 a fire gutted four shops in Washim. Firefighters used a crane to pull down the shutters, nobody was reported hurt and the cause was not known.

Lightning in thunderstorms

On 4 June 2026 the regional weather office in Nagpur warned of rain, strong wind and lightning in Washim district from 5 to 7 June. The district disaster management office told people to keep away from open fields, tall trees and electric poles.

Flooded nullah on the way home from school

In July 2019 a girl of 14 and her brother of seven were swept away while crossing a nullah flooded by heavy rain on their way home from school in Waghi Budruk village, and both died. Villagers pulled out two other children from the water.

Truck and bus collide after a tyre burst

On 23 July 2025 a truck's tyre burst near Pedgaon village in the Mangrulpir police area, and it swerved into an oncoming bus. Both drivers died and 26 passengers were injured, six of them seriously.

Stay safe: quick checklist

Save 112, 101, 108 and 100 in your phone. Teach children and elders how to use them.
When thunder is close, leave open fields, tall trees and electric poles and shelter in a solid building or a vehicle with the windows up. Keep livestock under cover.
Never let children cross a flooded nullah or culvert on the way to school. Wait on the bank, tell an elder and take a longer way round if you can.

Keep shop shutters easy to open from outside, keep a clear path to the door, and call 101 or 112 as soon as you see smoke without waiting to see if it spreads.
Check the tyres on a bus or truck before a long trip, replace worn ones, and keep a safe gap on the highway so a burst tyre ahead does not become your crash.
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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Washim at a glance

Where it is: District headquarters in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra
Population: About 78,400 in the Census 2011 for the city
District size: About 11.97 lakh people and 4,901 sq km, as printed on the district website
Fire stations: No official station list was found, so the guide lists none
Emergency system: Dial 112; fire is 101, ambulance 108 and police 100

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