Serum Institute of India facility
Five people died on Thursday after a fire broke out in an under-construction building inside one of the campuses of Serum Institute of India (SII). The fire engulfed 3 top floors of the 6 storeyed building in SII’s Manjari premises in Pune. As per the police, a total of 9 people were evacuated from the spot and 5 dead bodies of contract workers were recovered by the fire brigade personnel.
Sources suggest that this could be an act of sabotage as there’s no indication at all on how the fire erupted inside the building. Serum Institute of India is the biggest manufacturer of Covid-19 vaccine in the entire world. SII is working to provide cheap, effective and efficacious vaccine to the entire world.