Six patients die in a fire at Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh Hospital ICU, allegedly caused by a short circuit. Union Home Minister Amit Shah mourns victims. Relatives protest alleged negligence, while Rajasthan government sets up a six-member committee to investigate
Patients with their family members after a rescue operation in the wake of a fire incident. Pic/PTI
Amid the unfortunate incident that took place in Jaipur, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed grief over the death of six people on Monday. The fire at the ICU of Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh Hospital created chaos in the building, with smoke rapidly spreading throughout the floor and causing panic among patients and their families.
In view of the unfortunate incident that took six lives, Amit Shah also offered condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for a speedy recovery of the injured, reported ANI.
जयपुर के सवाई मानसिंह अस्पताल में आग लगने की घटना दुःखद है। स्थानीय प्रशासन मरीजों की सुरक्षा, इलाज और प्रभावित लोगों की देखभाल के लिए हर संभव कदम उठा रहा है। जिन लोगों ने इस हादसे में अपनी जान गँवाईं हैं, मेरी संवेदनाएँ उनके परिजनों के साथ हैं। घायलों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की…
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While posting on social media, Amit Shah wrote, "The incident of a fire breaking out at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur is tragic. The local administration is taking every possible step for the safety of patients, their treatment, and the care of those affected. My condolences are with the families of those who have lost their lives in this accident. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured."
Meanwhile, the relatives of the victims of the fire incident further protested against the hospital administration and the state government, alleging negligence by hospital staff.
As six patients lost their lives in the tragic incident, people gathered outside the hospital, sloganeering against the hospital administration and the BJP government in the state.
While the protest against the government and the administration amplified, one of the protestors alleged that the hospital staff was negligent when informed about the short circuit in the ICU.
The person further stated, "The hospital staff was informed about the short circuit, but they did not listen to us. People have lost their loved ones due to the hospital administration's negligence. If there was no negligence, people would not have lost their lives," as per ANI.
Earlier, the relatives of patients admitted to the ICU recounted harrowing experiences as smoke engulfed the ward, exposing critical lapses in safety measures.
Puran Singh, a relative of a patient, while emphasising the situation, said that, "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," as cited by news agency ANI.
The relatives of the victims also claimed a lack of equipment to douse the fire.
Another witness of the fire incident in Jaipur highlighted that, "There was a fire in the ICU, and I didn't even know. I had come downstairs to have dinner at the time. There wasn't even any equipment to douse the fire – no facilities were available. My mother was admitted there," as reported by the news agency ANI.
While the cause of the fire, prima facie, is being attributed to a short circuit, the Rajasthan government on Monday constituted a six-member committee to investigate the fire that broke out in the Trauma ICU of the hospital, claiming six lives.
(With inputs from ANI)
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