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SII vaccines, manufacturing plant safe from fire
January 21, 2021
Update: Fire continues to rage at the fourth and fifth floors of SEZ3 building inside Terminal Gate 1 of Serum Institute of India in Pune. The site where the fire broke out, is an under-construction building at Serum Institute of India, Pune. The vaccine and vaccine manufacturing plant are safe.
SII makes the Covishield Covid-19 vaccine and is the largest maker of vaccines in the world. The SII has a 100 acre facility in Pune, the fire is raging in just one building.
More importantly, its not the building where the vaccines are stored or made.