The Serum Institute of India (SII) on Friday said it has suffered losses of over Rs 1,000 crore due to the devastating fire that erupted a day before at its premises here, even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that whether the blaze was an accident or sabotage will be known once the probe gets over. Five contractual labourers died in the fire that broke out in a five-storey building in the SII s Manjari premises in Pune on Thursday. The chief minister visited the SII on Friday to take stock of the damages. He later addressed a press conference, where Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the SII was also present.
Damage worth Rs 1,000 crore: Adar Poonawalla on Serum Institute fire
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Published: Friday, January 22, 2021, 21:18 [IST]
Pune, Jan 22: The Serum Institute of India (SII) on Friday said it has suffered losses of over Rs 1,000 crore due to the devastating fire that erupted a day before at its premises here, even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that whether the blaze was an accident or sabotage will be known once the probe gets over.
Adar Poonawalla
Five contractual labourers died in the fire that broke out in a five-storey building in the SII s Manjari premises in Pune on Thursday.
The chief minister visited the SII on Friday to take stock of the damages. He later addressed a press conference, where Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the SII was also present.
On Thursday, SII announced a compensation of Rs 25 lakhs to the families of the people who died in the fire incident at the company s facility at Manjari.
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Highlights
In the Serum Institute of India (SII) fire that broke out in a five-storey building in the SII s Manjari premises in Pune on January 21 (Thursday), five contractual labourers died. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray visited the SII on Friday to take stock of the damages.
The Serum Institute of India (SII) on Friday said it has suffered losses of over Rs 1,000 crore due to the devastating fire that erupted a day before at its premises in Pune, even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that whether the blaze was an accident or sabotage will be known once the probe gets over.