"This is very sad": BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal condoles Jaipur hospital fire incident

New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP Praveen Khandelwal on Monday condoled the loss of lives in the Jaipur hospital fire incident, mentioning that the state government has taken immediate cognisance of the matter and demanded an investigation into the incident.
"This is very sad. My condolences to the families of the deceased. The state government should take immediate cognisance of this and the matter should be investigated. Whoever is guilty should be punished severely," Khandelwal told ANI.
A fire broke out at the ICU of a trauma centre at SMS Hospital in Jaipur late Sunday night. Jaipur Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph confirmed six deceased after the tragic accident.
Prima facie, the fire was caused by a short circuit; meanwhile, the forensics team is investigating to determine the cause, the Police Commissioner told ANI.
He said, "Our FSL team's investigation will reveal the cause of the fire. At first glance, it appears to be a short circuit, but the final cause will only be determined after the FSL investigation. The death of six people has been confirmed."He added that the bodies of the deceased have been shifted to the mortuary and will be sent for a post-mortem.
"The remaining have been shifted to another ward and are under treatment. The bodies of the deceased have been shifted to the mortuary. Once everything is done, the post-mortem of the bodies will be conducted," Commissioner Biju George Joseph said.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Monday demanded a high-level investigation into the matter.
The Rajasthan government on Monday constituted a 6-member committee to investigate the fire that broke out in the Trauma ICU of the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur, claiming six lives.
The committee will be chaired by Iqbal Khan, Commissioner of the Medical Department, and includes Mukesh Kumar Meena, Additional Director of Hospital Administration in Rajasthan Medical Education Society (RajMES), Chandan Singh Meena, Chief Engineer, RajMES; Ajay Mathur, Chief Engineer, Electrical in PWD; RK Jain, Additional Principal, SMS Medical College, and Chief Fire Officer, Jaipur Municipal Corporation. (ANI)