Jaipur Hospital Fire- The death toll in Jaipur SMS Hospital fire has risen to 8 on Monday. Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has ordered an investigation into the incident. For this, a committee has been announced and will be chaired by Iqbal Khan, Commissioner, Medical Education Department. A significant fire broke out in one of the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of the Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur on Sunday night. Several patients are reported to be injured with 5 in critical condition. The fire, attributed to a short circuit, resulted in the unfortunate loss of six lives, confirmed SMS Hospital Trauma Centre In-charge Dr. Anurag Dhakad.
SMS Hospital fire, Jaipur | Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma ordered an investigation into the incident. A committee has been announced for the investigation. The committee will be chaired by Iqbal Khan, Commissioner, Medical Education Department.
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SMS Hospital Trauma Centre In-charge shares detail
Providing further details on the tragic incident, Dr Dhakad stated that the patients were already in very critical condition which made their survival reflexes weak. “The fire seems to have broken out due to a short circuit. Our patients were already in a very critical condition. The maximum patients were in a coma. So their survival reflexes are also poor. They need a constant support system. Due to the electrical burn, toxic gases were released there, and we had to shift them along with their support system. Their condition became more serious. We tried to shift them to the ICUs on the lower floor, but we could not save them. There are six casualties.”
#WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan | SMS Hospital Trauma centre Incharge Anurag Dhakad says, “Our trauma centre has two ICUs on the second floor: a trauma ICU and a semi-ICU. We had 24 patients there; 11 in the trauma ICU and 13 in the semi-ICU. A short circuit occurred in the trauma… pic.twitter.com/cjMwutRCl3
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Jaipur Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph stated that the probe is going on and the final cause will be determined after FSL investigation. He added that the injured have been shifted to another ward and are currently receiving treatment.
“Our FSL team’s investigation will reveal the cause of the fire. At first glance, it appears to be a short circuit, but the final cause will only be determined after the FSL investigation. The death of 6 people has been confirmed… The remaining have been shifted to another ward and are under treatment. The bodies of the deceased have been shifted to the mortuary. Once everything is done, the post-mortem of the bodies will be conducted,” stated the Police Commissioner.
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