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Fire fighting operation underway at the site where a fire broke out in Wagle area of Thane. (Photo/ANI)
Fire breaks out in Wagle area of Maharashtra s Thane ANI | Updated: Jan 22, 2021 17:53 IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], January 22 (ANI): A fire broke out at the Biocell company near Wagle Police Station in Maharashtra s Thane city on Friday. A fire fighting operation is underway to curtail the damage.
More details awaited in this regard.
On Thursday, a fire incident at the Serum Institute of India s Manjari facility had led to the deaths of five people. (ANI)
Fire at Serum Institute killed 5, then another broke out: What happened on Thursday
Fire at Serum Institute killed 5, then another broke out: What happened on Thursday
Five were killed on Thursday after a fire broke out in an under-construction building in Serum Institute of India in Pune. What happened on Thursday, here s a timeline of events.
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UPDATED: January 22, 2021 13:46 IST
A major fire broke out in a building in Serum Institute of India, Pune on January 21. (Photo:PTI)
All the deceased were contract workers, police said, and added that nine persons were evacuated from the spot.
Manjari facility is where the Covishield vaccine used in the nationwide inoculation drive against the pandemic is made. The building where a fire broke out is one km from the Covishield vaccine manufacturing unit, sources said.
Five men died after a fire broke out in a five-storeyed under-construction building in the Serum Institute of India s Manjari premises in Pune on Thursday.
CM Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray visit Serum Institute of India; loss of Rs 1000 crore estimated
CM Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray visit Serum Institute of India; loss of Rs 1000 crore estimated
Mirror Online / Updated: Jan 22, 2021, 21:25 IST
Aaditya Thackeray on Friday visited the
Serum Institute of India to look into the fire incident that claimed five lives.
Along with Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla, they inspected the site where the fire broke out and took stock of the damages. They also interacted with the officials to get further details about the mishap.
The Serum Institute said it has suffered losses of over Rs 1,000 crore due to the devastating fire. Talking to reporters, Poonawalla said, The extent of the damage is more than Rs 1,000 crore because of the equipment and products over there that were to be launched.
PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-22T16:39:04+05:30 Government Orders High Level Probe Into Serum Institute Fire Mishap outlookindia.com 2021-01-22T16:44:37+05:30
Following the major fire at the Serum Institute of India (SII) campus in Pune on Thursday that killed five persons and caused serious property damage, top officials from fire wings of three Maharashtra government agencies on Friday launched a probe to ascertain the cause of the blaze.
Five contractual labourers had died in the fire which broke out in a five-storeyed under-construction building in the Serum Institute of India s Manjari premises on Thursday.
Who will be in the team?