Ajit Pawar
Five labourers had died in the fire that broke out in a five-storey building in the SII’s Manjari premises in Pune on January 21. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said the fire that broke out at the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune last month, in which five persons died, was caused due to short circuit.
Five labourers had died in the fire that broke out in a five-storey building in the SII’s Manjari premises in Pune on January 21. However, the Covishield vaccine production was not impacted due to the blaze.
Mr. Pawar, while addressing the media after the annual general meeting of districts under Pune division ahead of the State Budget, said he had visited the institute after the fire in the presence of senior officials, including the collector.
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 .
Updated Jan 22, 2021 | 17:58 IST
Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla has assured that the Covishiled production won’t be affected due to the fire incident. Workers of Serum Institute of India come out of the building after fire broke out in it in Pune on Jan 21, 2021 | Photo Credit: PTI
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Pune: A day after five people were killed in the fire incident at Serum Institute of India’s (SII) Manjari premises in Pune, Maharashtra Chief Minsiter Uddhav Thackeray visited the mishap site on Friday to take stock of the situation.
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.
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The SII fire broke out where the BCG vaccine is made and the Covishield facility has not been affected, said, officials.
So far, nine persons have been evacuated from the building in the SII s Manjari premises.
At least five charred bodies were recovered on Thursday from the Serum Institute of India (SII) building that caught fire in the afternoon, said Pune Mayor. The mayor said that the bodies were found from the sixth floor of the building and steps are being taken for their identification.
The fire in SII broke out where the BCG vaccine is made and the Covishield facility has not been affected, said, officials. So far, nine persons have been evacuated from the building in the SII s Manjari premises. There would be no loss of Covishield production due to the fire, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said.