The building where fire broke out is one km from the Covishield vaccine manufacturing unit.photo)
PUNE: The Serum Institute of India (SII) on Friday said it has suffered losses of over Rs 1,000 crore due to the devastating fire on Thursday even as Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said that probe will reveal if the blaze was an accident or a sabotage.
Five contractual labourers died in the fire that broke out in a five-storey building in the SII's Manjari premises in Pune.
The chief minister visited the SII on Friday to take stock of the damages. He later addressed a press conference, where Adar Poonawalla, chief executive officer (CEO) of the SII was also present.