Jaipur, Oct 6 (PTI) A massive fire blazed through the neuro ICU of Jaipur's state-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in the dead of the night, killing six patients on critical care support, officials said on Monday.

Eleven patients were being treated in the ICU at the time. The fire, which erupted in the storage area around midnight, is suspected to have been caused by a short circuit.

The flames spread fast and rescuers could pull out only five patients.

According to a hospital official, six people, two women and four men, died, and five are undergoing treatment. Fourteen other patients were admitted to a different ICU. They all were rescued in time.

The deceased were identified as Pintu from Sikar, Dilip and Bahadur from Jaipur, and Shrinath, Rukmini, and Kusuma from Bharatpur.

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