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Fire broke out yet again at the Serum Institute of India, Pune, a few hours after a massive blaze left five people dead on Thursday afternoon. The mishap
5 dead in fire at Pune s Serum Institute of India: What we know so far
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Five labourers were killed, while four others were evacuated after a major fire broke out at the Serum Institute of India s (SII), SEZ 3 building, Manjari plant in Pune, on Thursday afternoon. The cause of fire is being investigated, said Pune fire brigade officials.
The fire call was received at around 2.45 pm after which 10 fire tenders and at least two jumbo tankers were rushed to the spot, said Prashant Ranpise, Chief Fire Officer (CFO), Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).
The five deceased whose charred corpses were recovered from inside the building have been identified as Rama Shankar Harijan and Bipin Saroj from Uttar Pradesh, Sushil Kumar Pandey from Bihar, Mahendra Ingale and Pratik Pashte from Pune. All five were contractual labourers and were involved in electrical works at the building, said the fire brigade officials.
Fire at Serum Institute: 5 killed, Covishield vaccine manufacturing unaffected
At least five people were killed when a fire broke out in an under-construction building in Serum Institute of India s campus in Pune. The fire did not affect the production of the Covid-19 vaccine, the company has said.
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UPDATED: January 22, 2021 11:53 IST
A major fire broke out in a building in Serum Institute of India, Pune on Thursday afternoon (AFP)
At least five people lost their lives when a
major fire broke out at the Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune on Thursday afternoon. The fire broke out in a building on the world s largest vaccine producer s 100-acre campus in the Manjri area of the city at around 2.45 pm. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined.