New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The witnesses recounted the painful and horrifying tragedy at the trauma centre of the state-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur where eight cricial patients were killed in fire believed to have been caused by a suspected short-circuit on Sunday night. One of them shared ordeal stating his "mother, brother were still trapped inside the hospital" despite police informing "everyone had been evacuated".

"When there was a spark, there was a cylinder beside it. The smoke spread throughout the ICU, causing everyone to flee in panic. Some managed to rescue their own patients, but mine was left alone in the room. As the gas spread further, they shut the gates," Puran Singh, a patient's kin said, according to ANI.

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