A major fire broke out in Jaipur hospital ICU. Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

A fire reportedly triggered by a short circuit broke out at the trauma centre Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital on Sunday night (Oct. 5). The blaze quickly spread across the second floor, resulting in toxic gases spreading, news agency ANI reported, citing trauma centre in-charge Anurag Dhakad.

The second floor houses two ICUs. One is a trauma ICU that had 11 patients and an adjacent semi-ICU, which accommodated 13 patients. Eight patients lost their lives in the incident. Families of the victims have claimed that insufficient resources and delayed action hampered efforts to control the blaze, NDTV reported.

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