Jaipur ICU Fire: Horrific Aftermath Visuals of Tragedy At Govt Hospital That Killed 6 Patients

Jaipur: Six critically ill patients died after a massive fire broke out late Sunday night at the trauma centre of Jaipur’s state-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital, officials confirmed.According to trauma centre in-charge

Dr Anurag Dhakad, the blaze began in the storage area of the Neuro ICU, where 11 patients were undergoing treatment at the time. He said the fire is suspected to have been triggered by a short circuit.The deceased have been identified as Pintu (from Sikar), Dilip (from Andhi, Jaipur), Shrinath, Rukmini, and Khurma (all from Bharatpur), and Bahadur (from Sanganer, Jaipur). “Six of them, two women and four men, died in the incident,” Dr Dhakad said. “Fourteen other patients were admitted in a different ICU, and all were successfully evacuated to safer locations,” he added.

#WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan | A massive fire broke out in an ICU ward of Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital, claiming the lives of six patients pic.twitter.com/CBM6vcTMfZ

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The sudden blaze caused panic as thick smoke engulfed the trauma centre, leaving patients and their families scrambling for safety. Several documents, ICU equipment, blood sample tubes, and other medical items stored in the area were completely destroyed.Hospital staff, along with patient attendants, acted swiftly to move patients out of the danger zone, some even transporting them outside the building on their beds. Firefighters reached the spot soon after receiving the alert and managed to douse the flames within two hours.

#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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When the fire team arrived, the entire ward was engulfed in smoke. The firefighters had to break a window on the opposite side of the building to start extinguishing the fire.

CM On Fire Tragedy

Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel and Minister of State for Home Jawahar Singh Bedham visited the trauma centre to take stock of the situation.When Patel and Bedham initially arrived, the attendants of two patients expressed their anguish, alleging that the staff fled during the fire. They also claimed that the hospital staff could not provide updates on their patients' conditions.

#WATCH | Jaipur | On the fire incident at the SMS hospital, Rajasthan Minister Jawahar Singh Bedham says, "The CM is here after the information was received that a fire has broken out in an ICU due to a short circuit. The incident is unfortunate. Some people have lost their… pic.twitter.com/pBCVQ9DpK9

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"We noticed smoke and immediately informed the staff, but they did not pay any heed. When the fire broke out, they were the first to run. Now, we cannot get any information about our patients. We want to know their condition, but no one is telling us," one attendee said.Later, the chief minister also arrived at the scene and spoke to the doctors and patients.(With inputs from PTI)