At least 6 die in hospital fire in India’s Jaipur, short circuit suspected

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A hospital blaze caused by a suspected short circuit killed at least six patients in a trauma centre at the largest state-run hospital in India’s northwestern city of Jaipur, and injured five, officials said on Monday.The fire began in the intensive care unit of the Sawai Man Singh Hospital, “releasing toxic gases”, hospital official Anurag Dhakad told the ANI news agency, adding that a short circuit was the suspected cause.“Five patients are still critical,” he said, while 13 had been safely...