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Prakash Ambedkar demands probe into Serum Institute fire incident

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: January 21, 2021 17:44 IST

A fire has broken out in the new building of Serum Institute. As many as 10 fire tenders were ...

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A fire has broken out in the new building of Serum Institute. As many as 10 fire tenders were rushed to SII where millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine are being manufactured. One team of NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) was also moved for SII.

The Covishield vaccine manufacturing area on the corona is safe and there was no fire, Serum said. Prakash Ambedkar, a Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi President Prakash Ambedkar expressed doubts about the fire that broke out at Serum Institute.

Prakash Ambedkar in a press conference raised doubts about the fire that broke out at Serum Institute. 'I came to know about the fire at the Serum Institute through WhatsApp messages and social media. The cause of the blaze should be investigated, 'he demanded.

It is being investigated whether the cause of the blaze was due to a short circuit or something else. Sources said the building was being constructed to house facilities for a rotavirus vaccine in the near future.

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