Six killed in Jaipur govt hospital blaze
Jaipur, Oct. 7 -- At least six patients died due to suffocation after a massive fire broke out at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Rajasthan government-run Sawai Man Singh Hospital's trauma centre in Jaipur late on Sunday night, officials said on Monday, adding that the hospital superintendent and the nodal officer of the trauma centre have been removed from their posts.
"So far, at least six patients have been killed in the incident. The fire broke out due to a short-circuit on Sunday night at an attached store room of the ICU which is located at the second floor of the trauma centre," said the Rajasthan health department in a statement.
According to officials, the blaze erupted around 11.20 pm in the neuro ICU ward's store room, where papers, medical equipment, and blood sample tubes were kept. P13...
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