Kota (Rajasthan), Oct 6 (PTI) The Kota Municipal Corporation on Monday carried out an inspection at the Maharao Bhim Singh Hospital and JK Lone Hospital, along with other private institutions, and found lapses in the fire safety and control system, officials said.

This comes after a massive fire blazed through the neuro ICU of Jaipur's state-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital on Sunday night, killing six patients on critical care support.

During the inspection, the officials found that these medical institutions have safety and control equipment in place, but their control panels, alarm systems, smoke detectors and manual call points are not working, Fire Officer Azhar Khan told PTI.

The officials visited MBS hospital's old building, which accommodates emergency, trauma, neuro, ortho wa

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