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Short circuit caused fire at Serum Institute: Ajit Pawar


Ajit Pawar
 
Five labourers had died in the fire that broke out in a five-storey building in the SII’s Manjari premises in Pune on January 21.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said the fire that broke out at the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune last month, in which five persons died, was caused due to short circuit.
Five labourers had died in the fire that broke out in a five-storey building in the SII’s Manjari premises in Pune on January 21. However, the Covishield vaccine production was not impacted due to the blaze.
Mr. Pawar, while addressing the media after the annual general meeting of districts under Pune division ahead of the State Budget, said he had visited the institute after the fire in the presence of senior officials, including the collector.

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Fire at Serum Institute: Uddhav Thackeray likely to visit facility on Friday
Fire at Serum Institute: Uddhav Thackeray likely to visit facility on Friday
The major fire that broke out at a building in the Serum Institute of India's Pune campus is now under control. Five workers were killed in the tragedy. Officials said production of Covid vaccine has not been affected by the fire.
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UPDATED: January 21, 2021 23:36 IST
The fire at Serum Institute of India's Pune plant has not affected the manufacturing unit of Covishield vaccine. (Photo: PTI)
Five workers were killed in the major fire broke out at a plant of the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Manjri area of Pune on Thursday afternoon. The fire is now under control. Fifteen fire tenders and a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were rushed to the spot to douse the fire that broke out around 2.45 pm.

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Fire at Serum Institute: 5 killed, Covishield vaccine manufacturing unaffected


Fire at Serum Institute: 5 killed, Covishield vaccine manufacturing unaffected
At least five people were killed when a fire broke out in an under-construction building in Serum Institute of India's campus in Pune. The fire did not affect the production of the Covid-19 vaccine, the company has said.
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UPDATED: January 22, 2021 11:53 IST
A major fire broke out in a building in Serum Institute of India, Pune on Thursday afternoon (AFP)
At least five people lost their lives when a
major fire broke out at the Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune on Thursday afternoon. The fire broke out in a building on the world's largest vaccine producer's 100-acre campus in the Manjri area of the city at around 2.45 pm. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

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