The crime branch of the city policy was conducting a parallel investigation. Jan 23, 2021 · 11:18 am The police visit the Serum Institute of India in Pune, where a fire broke out on Friday. | PTI
The Pune police, a forensic team and officials from three Maharashtra government agencies on Friday started an investigation to ascertain the cause of the fire at the Serum Institute of India’s premises, reported PTI. The blaze claimed five lives.
“Our investigation started today afternoon,” Pune Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta said on Friday. “Our crime branch team, [and] a forensic team reached the spot to begin the probe.”
Serum Institute of India fire | No harm to Covishield, extent of damage more than Rs 1,000 crore, says CEO Adar Poonawalla
On January 21, five people lost their lives in the fire that broke out at the Special Economic Zone at the Manjri plant of SII. However, the fire had had no impact on the production of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, said CEO Adar Poonawalla.
Adar Poonawalla (File Image: Twitter)
A day after a fire at Serum Institute of India s (SII) facility in Pune that took the lives of five people, Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla on January 22 reconfirmed that no vaccine was being produced at the plant.
Serum Institute fire | Damage estimated at ₹1,000 crore, says Adar Poonawalla
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Smoke billows after a fire broke out inside the complex of the Serum Institute of India, in Pune, on January 21, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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‘Covishield’ production, storage unaffected, he says
A day after a massive fire at vaccine manufacturing major Serum Institute of India (SII) Manjari facility in Pune claimed five lives, its Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla on Friday said the extent of the damage was more than ₹1000 crore. He asserted that the supply of ‘Covishield’ vaccine would remain unaffected.
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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.