A massive fire broke out in the Trauma ICU of Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital late Sunday night, claiming the lives of six patients, hospital officials confirmed in the early hours of Monday.

Dr Anurag Dhakad, in charge of the hospital’s trauma centre, stated that the fire originated due to a short circuit in the trauma ICU, which then rapidly spread, releasing toxic fumes throughout the ward.

“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 ICU, and the fire spread rapidly, releasing toxic gases,” Dr Dhakad told ANI.

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Most of the patients in the trauma ICU were in a comatose state. “Our team, including

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