Rajasthan: Six dead in Jaipur's SMS hospital fire

In Rajasthan, Six patients at the state-run Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur lost their lives in a fire incident that occurred late Sunday night, an official said. The fire started in the ICU on the second floor of the trauma centre building. At the time, there were 11 patients admitted to the ICU; and six of them — two women and four men — were killed, in charge of the trauma centre, Dr Anurag Dhakad stated. He said that a short circuit was the primary cause of the fire.

#WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan | SMS Hospital Trauma centre Incharge Anurag Dhakad says, "Our trauma centre has two ICUs on the second floor: a trauma ICU and a semi-ICU. We had 24 patients there; 11 in the trauma ICU and 13 in the semi-ICU. A short circuit occurred in the trauma… pic.twitter.com/cjMwutRCl3

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma visited the Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital following a significant fire outbreak in one of its Intensive Care Units (ICUs).