Six patients killed as Jaipur hospital’s trauma centre catches fire; government appoints probe panel
A fire at the trauma centre of Sawai Man Singh Government Hospital in Jaipur resulted in the deaths of six patients. The blaze, believed to be caused by a short circuit, broke out in the ICU's storage area. A government probe panel has been appointed to investigate the incident.
- ▪The fire occurred late on Sunday night in the trauma centre's intensive care unit.
- ▪Six patients died due to burns and suffocation from the fire.
- ▪At the time of the incident, 11 patients were in critical care in the neurosurgery ICU.
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A massive fire broke out in one of the intensive care units (ICU) at the trauma centre of Sawai Man Singh Government Hospital here late on Sunday night, claiming the lives of six patients, who died of burns and suffocation. It is suspected that the fire, which erupted in the ICU’s storage section, was caused by a short circuit. The SMS Hospital is the biggest government-run health facility in Rajasthan.The trauma centre building, where the fire erupted on the second floor, is situated opposite the main hospital building on Tonk Road. The centre’s in-charge Anurag Dhakad said 11 patients were being treated with critical care support in the neurosurgery ICU, while 14 others were admitted to a second ICU on the same floor at the time of the incident.
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