Fire at Serum Institute: Adar Poonawalla mourns death of 5 workers
Fire at Serum Institute: Adar Poonawalla mourns death of 5 workers
Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of Serum Institute of India, expressed deep sorrow over the death of five workers who died during a fire at a building in his company s Pune campus.
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Fire at the SII facility in Pune s Manjri (Photo Credits: PTI)
Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of Serum Institute of India, on Thursday, expressed deep sorrow over the death of five people who were killed in a fire that broke out at a
At least five people, all labourers engaged in electric work, were killed when a major fire broke out at the fourth and fifth floor of an under-construction building in Serum Insitute s campus in Manjri area of the Pune.
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Smoke rises from the Serum Institute of India, the world s largest vaccine maker that is manufacturing the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine for the coronavirus, in Pune.
At least 5 people were killed on Thursday after a major fire broke out at the Serum Institute of India (SII), world s largest vaccine maker that is also producing Oxford-AstraZeneca s Covishield, in Pune. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind have also expressed their condolences on the tragedy. The Serum Institute has also announced a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to each family who have lost their loved ones in the fire incident. On Friday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will be visiting the Serum Institute site in Pune.
A massive fire has broken out at a building in Serum Institute s campus in Pune. The under-construction building is adjacent to the plant where Covishield is being produced.
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All were construction workers whose bodies were recovered by fire brigade personnel from the fifth floor, police said, adding nine others were evacuated from the spot.