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PUNE: The Serum Institute of India (SII) on Friday said it has suffered losses of over Rs 1,000 crore due to the devastating fire on Thursday even as Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said that probe will reveal if the blaze was an accident or a sabotage.
Five contractual labourers died in the fire that broke out in a five-storey building in the SII s Manjari premises in Pune.
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.
Heads of fire departments of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) and Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) are part of the joint probe team.
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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.