Jaipur Hospital Fire, Oct. 6 -- A short circuit in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital triggered a devastating fire late on Sunday night, resulting in the deaths of eight patients and exposing significant safety lapses, according to relatives and witnesses.

The deceased have been identified as Pintu (Sikar), Dileep (Aandhi, Jaipur), Shrinath (Bharatpur), Rukmani (Bharatpur), Kushma (Bharatpur), Sarvesh (Agra, UP), Bahadur (Sanganer, Jaipur), and Digambar Verma.

According to latest reports, 5 patients are in critical condition.

Relatives of patients recounted harrowing scenes as smoke engulfed the ward, forcing patients and staff to flee in panic.

Puran Singh, whose relative was admitted to the ICU, t...