Rahul Gandhi condoles death of 5 workers at SII plant
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New Delhi, Jan 22 : Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday condoled the death of five people at Pune s Serum Institute of India (SII) and urged the Maharashtra government to provide help to the victims families.
Rahul Gandhi s remarks came after at least five persons suffocated to death after a major fire broke out in an under-construction building at a plant of global vaccine giant SII in Pune on Thursday afternoon. While it s distressing to learn of the tragic loss of lives in the fire incident at Serum Institute, the news of another fire is extremely worrying. My condolences to the family of the deceased. I request the state govt to provide necessary help to the victims and their families, the Wayanad MP said in a tweet.
Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray to visit Serum Institute facility tomorrow after fire incident ANI | Updated: Jan 21, 2021 23:14 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 21 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is set to visit the Serum Institute of India s (SII) Manjari facility on Friday, where a fire incident led to the deaths of five people.
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar told reporters, The contractor s men were working on that floor (where the fire broke out) and when the fire brigade officials went there, they found five completely burnt bodies. Two of them were from Uttar Pradesh, two from Pune and one is from Bihar.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 21 (ANI): Serum Institute of India (SII) on Thursday announced a compensation of Rs 25 lakhs to the families of the people who died in a fire incident at the company's facility at Manjari, Pune.
Five people were killed on Thursday in a major fire that broke out in a Serum Institute of India factory, but the world’s largest vaccine maker said the incident would not affect the production of Covid-19 vaccine even as new launches may be hit. Sparks from welding work being carried out in the under-installation factory in Pune had triggered the fire that destroyed some floors of the building, local authorities said. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said an investigation and a fire audit will be done. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish over the incident. “In this sad hour, my thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives. I pray that those injured recover at the earliest,” he tweeted.
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Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said while the 54% vaccination turnout across Maharashtra on Tuesday was not up to the mark, it was not particularly unsatisfactory. He clarified that there was a technical problem with the Co-WIN app, which was being rectified.
While admitting that a number of beneficiaries were confused about taking the vaccine, Mr. Tope reiterated that the two vaccines Covishield and Covaxin were safe and had been approved by the Drug Control Authority, besides being cleared by scientists.
Mr. Tope said, “These two vaccines are completely safe. It is wrong to make assumptions about their adverse effects. No adverse problems have been witnessed so far among beneficiaries who have taken the vaccine. Yet, many beneficiaries are not turning up to receive the vaccine and are in