New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Union Minister of Culture and Jodhpur MP Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday informed that relief and rescue operations are being carried out after six people lost their lives after a fire broke out at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur on late Sunday night.

"The fire incident at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur is 'extremely tragic' and "heart-wrenching", Shekhawat said in a message on X in hindi.

Relief and rescue operations are being "swiftly" carried out by the hospital and district administration, and "every possible assistance is being provided to the injured", he added in his post.

Atleast 6 people have lost their lives in the Sawai Man Singh Hospital after a fire broke out at its premises on Sunday n...