SII fire will be doused in an hour: Pune top cop

January 21, 2021 16:34

Update on the fire at the Serum Institute of India: Pune Police Commissioner says, "Fire broke out at Manjri plant. Production wasn't done there but preparation was on to begin it at a later stage. Fire fighting op is on, building has been vacated but we're re-checking. Fire will be doused in an hour. No problem at vaccine plant/storage."

A fire broke out today at an under construction facility of Serum Institute of India in Pune. It is unlikely to impact the Covishield vaccine making process as the fire broke out in a facility away from the place where the COVID-19 vaccines are made, sources said.

The Serum Institute, the "world's largest maker of vaccines", is producing millions of doses of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.

Manjari, the complex where the fire broke out, is a few minutes drive from the facility where the Covid vaccines are produced.

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