New Delhi: Six critical patients undergoing treatment at the trauma centre of the Sawai Man Singh Hospital – the largest government hospital in Rajasthan – after a fire erupted inside the hospital on Sunday (October 5) night.According to trauma centre in-charge Dr Anurag Dhakad, 11 patients were undergoing treatment in the Neuro ICU when the fire broke out in the storage area, with the cause of the blaze being suspected be a short circuit, reported Press Trust of India.Officials said that the six deceased have been identified as Pintu from Sikar, Dilip and Bahadur from Jaipur, along with Shrinath, Rukmini, Khurma who were all from Bharatpur.“Six of them, two women and four men, died in the incident. Fourteen other patients were admitted in a different ICU, and all were successfully evacuated to safer locations,” said Dhakad.After the fire broke out on Sunday night and the smoke spread, it resulted in widespread panic among patients and their families. The blaze also destroyed several documents, equipment at the ICU and medical supplies. Hospital staff members and attendants evacuated patients, with some wheeling beds outside the building.It took two hours for firefighters to bring the fire under control.“We were inside the operating theatre when we heard about the fire, so we immediately rushed to rescue the people inside the centre. We managed to save at least three to four patients. However, as the flames intensified, we could no longer go into the building. We did our best to rescue as many as we could,” Vikas, a ward boy, told PTI.By the time the firefighters had arrived, the entire ward was engulfed in smoke and they had to break a window to start extinguishing the fire.Following the incident, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, along with ministers Jogaram Patel Jawahar Singh Bedham visited the site of the accident to take stock of the situation.Family members of some of the patients alleged that that the staff had ignored early warning and fled during the fire. They also accused the hospital administration of not providing updates on the patients’ condition.“We noticed smoke and immediately informed the staff, but they did not pay any heed. When the fire broke out, they were the first to run. Now, we cannot get any information about our patients. We want to know their condition, but no one is telling us,” said one of the attendants.