Electrical sparks is believed to have led to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA), Johor Bahru Intensive Care Unit (ICU) fire on Tuesday which killed six patients and injured 11 others.

This is similar to the short circuit in the hospital's operation theatre the following day, which forced a second evacuation and injured three nurses.

Malaysiakini understands that in the first incident, sparks were spotted from electrical wiring in the southern ICU treatment room, prompting a personnel on duty into action.