Rajasthan: 6 dead, 5 critical after fire breaks out at Jaipur’s SMS Hospital trauma ICU

NEW DELHI: Six patients died and 5 stay captious aft a occurrence triggered by a abbreviated circuit broke retired astatine the trauma ICU of Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital precocious connected Sunday night.SMS Hospital Trauma Centre Incharge Anurag Dhakad told ANI that the occurrence started successful the trauma ICU connected the 2nd level and dispersed quickly, releasing toxic gases. “Our trauma centre has 2 ICUs connected the 2nd floor: a trauma ICU and a semi-ICU. We had 24 patients there; 11 successful the trauma ICU and 13 successful the semi-ICU. A abbreviated circuit occurred successful the trauma ICU, and the occurrence dispersed rapidly, releasing toxic gases,” helium said.

Dhakad added that astir of the patients successful the ICU were comatose.

“Our trauma centre team, our nursing officers, and ward boys, instantly rescued them connected trolleys and brought arsenic galore patients arsenic we could retired of the ICU and shifted them to different location. Six of those patients were precise critical; we tried precise hard to revive them with CPR, but they couldn't beryllium saved,” helium said.According to Dhakad, 2 of the deceased were women and 4 were men. Five patients are inactive critical. “There were 24 that we evacuated: 11 successful the trauma ICU and 13 successful the adjacent ICU,” helium said.Authorities are investigating the origin of the abbreviated circuit and assessing harm to the facility. Rescue operations were completed soon aft the blaze was brought nether control.More details awaited.