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Six Dead in Jaipur Hospital ICU Fire as Forensic Probe Begins

Officials opened parallel probes into a suspected electrical short circuit after a blaze in the trauma ICU.

Jaipur ICU Fire
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At the time of the incident, 11 patients were admitted in the affected ICU, while 13 others were in an adjoining ward.
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Overview

  • Hospital officials said the late-night fire erupted in the trauma ICU on the second floor of Jaipur’s state-run Sawai Man Singh Hospital.
  • There were 24 patients on the floor—11 in the trauma ICU and 13 in a semi-ICU—with all evacuated as firefighters controlled the blaze in about two hours.
  • Six patients, including two women and four men, died, and five others remain in critical condition, according to the trauma centre in-charge.
  • The cause is suspected to be a short circuit that produced dense toxic fumes, with many patients reported to be comatose and dependent on life support, complicating evacuation.
  • Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma visited the site as Jaipur Police and the Forensic Science Laboratory began investigations and the state ordered a high-level inquiry, while some relatives accused staff of negligence.