Jaipur, Oct. 6 -- The office of the Medical Superintendent of the Sawai Man Singh Hospital, Jaipur, confirmed that the fire at the Neurosurgery ICU of Trauma and Orthopaedic Institute, which claimed six lives, was caused by a short circuit.

According to the press note by the SMS Hospital, on the night of October 5, at around 11:20 pm, a fire broke out in Neurosurgery ICU 1 of Trauma and Orthopaedic Institute due to an electric short circuit, due to which the entire ICU was filled with smoke.

Eleven patients were admitted to Neurosurgery ICU 1 of the Trauma Centre, who were immediately shifted to other ICUs of the Trauma Centre. Six patients died in this tragedy.

The total number of beds in the Trauma and Orthopaedic Institute is 284, o...