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A major fire broke out at Serum Institute of India (SII)’s plant here on Thursday afternoon, officials said. There are no immediate reports of casualties. Thick clouds of smoke could be seen billowing out of one of the buildings in the SII complex at Gopalpatti.
At least 10 fire-tenders from Pune Fire Brigade rushed to the site and were battling the blaze, the cause of which is not clear.
Meanwhile, news agency reported that the site where the fire broke out, is an under-construction building at Serum Institute of India and the vaccine and vaccine manufacturing plant are safe.
The fire continued to rage at the fourth and fifth floors of SEZ3 building inside Terminal Gate 1.
“It’s an under-construction building,” says Serum Institute’s PR.
Serum Institute’s CEO and Founder Adar Poonawalla said that no lives have been lost in the incident. “Thank you everyone for your concern and prayers. So far the most important thing is that there have been no lives lost or major injuries due to the fire, despite a few floors being destroyed,” he tweeted.
