Jaipur: JK Lon Hospital, located behind SMS Hospital on the eastern flank of JLN Marg, lacks basic fire safety measures, a survey by Team TOI of the hospital premises found Wednesday.The largest paediatric hospital in Rajasthan does not have a proper patient evacuation system in place in case of a fire. Several parts of the…

Jaipur: Police Wednesday registered an FIR against the deceased driver and an undisclosed owner of a chemical tanker that triggered a massive blaze on the Jaipur–Ajmer National Highway near Dudu late Tuesday night, after it rammed into a stationary truck loaded with LPG cylinders.DSP (Dudu), Deepak Khandelwal, identified the deceased tanker driver as Ram Raj…

Jaipur: Agra’s 54-year-old Sarvesh Devi and Sawai Madhopur’s 37-year-old Digambar Raigar were among the eight critically ill patients who died in SMS hospital on Oct 5 when a short circuit triggered a fire in one of the neurosurgery ICUs. Both deaths, however, have not been acknowledged by SMS Hospital management. Now, their families have reached…

Jaipur: An FIR was registered Wednesday against SK Electric Company, the firm responsible for fire safety systems at the Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics at SMS Hospital.A devastating fire at the Institute’s neurosurgery ICU-2 claimed eight lives last Sunday night.The FIR, lodged at the SMS Hospital police station, is based on a complaint filed by…

Jaipur: Tuesday night’s tragedy on Jaipur–Ajmer NH-48 has once again exposed the lethal combination of unsafe roadside parking, hazardous goods transport, and weak enforcement on one of Rajasthan’s most vital freight corridors.While an investigation is underway to probe the reason behind the collision of a chemical-laden tanker with a truck carrying LPG cylinders, sources said…