6 patients dead after massive fire breaks out at Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh hospital, CM Sharma rushes to the spot

Jaipur: Six patients at the state-run Sawai Man Singh Hospital lost their lives in a fire incident that occurred late Sunday night, an official said.

The fire started in the ICU on the second floor of the trauma centre building. At the time, there were 11 patients admitted to the ICU; and six of them — two women and four men — were killed, in charge of the trauma centre, Dr Anurag Dhakad stated.

He said that a short circuit was the primary cause of the fire.

The hospital staff successfully evacuated the remaining patients from both this ICU and another ICU located in the building.

What Led To The Fire?

SMS Hospital Trauma Centre Incharge Anurag Dhakad said, “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. Most of the critical patients were comatose. Our trauma centre team, our nursing officers, and ward boys, immediately rescued them on trolleys and brought as many patients as we could out of the ICU and shifted them to another location.”

He further said, “Six of those patients were very critical; we tried very hard to revive them with CPR, but they couldn’t be saved. Five patients are still critical. Of the deceased patients, two were women, four were men. There were 24 that we evacuated: 11 in the trauma ICU and 13 in the adjacent ICU.”

Meanwhile, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma visited the Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital following a significant fire outbreak in one of its Intensive Care Units (ICUs).The incident, attributed to a short circuit, has resulted in the unfortunate loss of six lives, as confirmed by SMS Hospital Trauma Centre Incharge Anurag Dhakad.