Sharad Pawar reviews present situation at Serum Institute s plant in Pune after fire incident ANI | Updated: Jan 23, 2021 14:46 IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 23 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday visited Manjari Plant of Serum Institute of India in Pune where five people were killed after a fire broke out earlier this week.
SII CEO Adar Poonawalla was also present there during Pawar s Visit. Visited the Serum Institute in Pune along with Adar Poonawalla and reviewed the present situation there, after the unfortunate fire incident, Pawar tweeted.
The fire has claimed 5 lives and caused financial damages worth more than Rs 1,000 crores.
Maharashtra Minister Dilip Walse Patil met SII Chairman and Managing Director Cyrus Poonawalla on Friday. (Photo/ANI)
Manjari plant fire will impact BCG, Rota vaccine production: Serum Institute ANI | Updated: Jan 22, 2021 16:30 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 22 (ANI): The Serum Institute of India (SII) on Friday said the fire that broke in an under-installation building of the company s plant at Manjari in Pune will impact the production of BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) and Rota vaccines in future.
In a statement to ANI, SII officials mentioned that they have suffered financial losses due to the fire that broke in an under-installation building of SII plant at Manjari, Pune and this will impact the production of BCG and Rota vaccines in the future .
Maharashtra Minister Dilip Walse Patil met SII Chairman and Managing Director Cyrus Poonawalla on Friday. Photo/ANI
Maharashtra Excise and Labour Minister Dilip Walse Patil meets Cyrus Poonawalla over SII fire incident ANI | Updated: Jan 22, 2021 14:44 IST
This comes a day after a major fire broke out at Manjari Plant of Serum Institute of India, which claimed the lives of five people.
Meanwhile, a forensic team visited the site to collect samples for investigation.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is also set to visit the site today.
A fire had broken out at SII s Manjari plant yesterday, where six people were rescued from an under-construction building. Hours later, another fire broke out again in one of the compartments of the building at SII, in Pune.