Overview

• The Rajasthan government confirmed six fatalities after the late-night fire, with some outlets earlier reporting eight deaths.
• The blaze began in the Neuro ICU storeroom around 11:20–11:30 pm, sending toxic smoke through the floor as firefighters broke windows and took about one to two hours to control it.
• Eleven patients were in the affected ICU and 14 in an adjacent unit; most were critically ill or comatose, and the others were evacuated to safer areas.
• Relatives accused staff of ignoring early warnings and lacking basic firefighting equipment or water, leading to protests outside the hospital.
• Authorities formed a six-member panel led by Iqbal Khan, ordered forensic and post-mortem examinations, removed the hospital superintendent and trauma-centre nodal officer, and announced Rs 10 lakh compensation for each victim’s family.