After a giant fire broke out at a Serum Institute of India Plant in Pune this afternoon taking the lives of 5 people, a second fire reportedly broke out in one of the compartments of the same facility.
As of current, it is unsure what the true cause of the fire was, with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray having stated that as per initial information, an electrical fault had caused the fire, while Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope had said that the fire was caused as a result welding sparks near some flammable material which was present at the site.
Presently, the fire has been brought under control. Prashant Ranpise, the Chief Fire Officer said that 15 water tankers had been engaged at the site and the fire was brought under control at around 4.30 pm.
As per Pune Mayor Murlidhar Mohol, the five persons, who died in the fire incident, were working on the building floor. Their bodies were found by fire officials. All of the 5 deceased were contractual labourers engaged in electrical work at the side.
SII CEO Adar Poonwalla tweeted at 5:57 pm expressing grief over the loss of his employees.
We have just received some distressing updates; upon further investigation we have learnt that there has unfortunately been some loss of life at the incident. We are deeply saddened and offer our deepest condolences to the family members of the departed.
— Adar Poonawalla (@adarpoonawalla) January 21, 2021
It was later also revealed that deceased workers’ families will be receiving Rs 25 lakh each as a compensation for their loss.
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