22 January 2021
Hours after a blaze at serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune left five workers dead, a fresh fire has reportedly broken out at the same facility in the afternoon. Fire fighting operation is underway and workers have been evacuated from the building, say reports.
Pune Mayor Murlidhar Mohol said the five persons who died in the fire incident were working on the building floor. Fire officials found the charred bodies during an inspection, said Mohol. The deceased have been identified as Rama Shankar Harijan and Bipin Saroj, both residents of Uttar Pradesh, Sushil Kumar Pandey, resident of Bihar and Mahendra Ingle and Pratik Pashte, both residents of Pune. All of them were contractual labourers and were doing some electrical work at the site.
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Smoke rises from the Serum Institute of India, the world s largest vaccine maker that is manufacturing the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine for the coronavirus, in Pune.
At least 5 people were killed on Thursday after a major fire broke out at the Serum Institute of India (SII), world s largest vaccine maker that is also producing Oxford-AstraZeneca s Covishield, in Pune. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind have also expressed their condolences on the tragedy. The Serum Institute has also announced a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to each family who have lost their loved ones in the fire incident. On Friday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will be visiting the Serum Institute site in Pune.
Serum Institute of India (SII) has offered compensation of Rs 25 lakh in addition to the mandated amount to families of persons who died in a fire at the company's premises in Pune. Five men died after a fire broke out in a five-storeyed under-construction building at the firm's Manjari premises in Pune on Thursday. All were construction workers whose bodies were recovered by fire brigade personnel from the fifth floor..
Express News Service
MUMBAI: A quick decision saved more than 200 people trapped in the Serum Institute of India s Manjari premises after a massive fire broke out at the facility on Thursday afternoon killing five people.
As the fire broke out on the third floor of the building, the 200 odd labourers started running out of the building. However, a few could not as the fire started spreading to every corner of the building and other floors as well.
“Our way to the exit was covered with thick smoke. As we could not see anything, we rushed to the windows and started jumping out. While we managed to get out, those who could not charred to death. The quick decision was crucial at that time,” said a labourer.
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