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Fire at world’s largest vaccine producer in India kills five



NEW DELHI: Five people have been killed in a fire at the site of the world’s largest vaccine producer in western India, BBC reported.

The blaze started at a building which was still under construction at the Serum Institute of India’s facilities in Pune on Thursday afternoon.

The company said vaccine production would not be affected. The cause of the fire has not been identified.

The fire was later brought under control, but the city’s mayor confirmed that five people had died.

(With inputs from Agencies)

Publish Date : 22 January 2021 07:05 AM

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