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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.
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The massive blaze ravaged three to four floors of the SII unit in Pune.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday visited the Serum Institute of India (SII) where a fire at its semi-ready Manjari complex claimed five lives while inflicting an estimated loss of Rs 1,000 crore to the global vaccine giant.
Thackeray visited the SII facility that was gutted on Thursday and also met the company Chairman Cyrus Poonawalla and his son Adar. We have ordered a thorough probe. There cannot be any conclusions till the full investigations are complete and the report is available. Then we will know whether it was an accident or sabotage, he said.
Thackeray visits Serum Institute after fire, loss pegged at Rs 1K cr
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Pune, Jan 22 : Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday visited the Serum Institute of India (SII) where a fire at its semi-ready Manjari complex claimed five lives while inflicting an estimated loss of Rs 1,000 cr to the global vaccine giant.
Thackeray visited the SII facility that was gutted on Thursday and also met the company Chairman Cyrus Poonawalla and his son Adar. We have ordered a thorough probe. There cannot be any conclusions till the full investigations are complete and the report is available. Then we will know whether it was an accident or sabotage, he said.
Thackeray visited the SII facility that was gutted on Thursday and also met the company Chairman Cyrus Poonawalla and his son Adar (BCCL photo)
PUNE: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday visited the Serum Institute of India (SII) where a fire at its semi-ready Manjari complex claimed five lives while inflicting an estimated loss of Rs 1,000 cr to the global vaccine giant.
Thackeray visited the SII facility that was gutted on Thursday and also met the company Chairman Cyrus Poonawalla and his son Adar. We have ordered a thorough probe. There cannot be any conclusions till the full investigations are complete and the report is available. Then we will know whether it was an accident or sabotage, he said.