{"id":49298,"date":"2021-01-22T09:47:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T13:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=49298"},"modified":"2021-01-22T09:47:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T13:47:33","slug":"who-and-why-was-a-major-fire-started-inside-one-of-the-largest-vaccine-manufacturing-plants-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=49298","title":{"rendered":"Who and why was a major fire started inside one of the largest vaccine manufacturing plants in the world?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Huge fire breaks out at COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer in India<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->By Yaron Steinbuch<br \/>\nNew York Post<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"348\" width=\"618\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4137224153001\/6aIMRO3kiI_default\/index.html?videoId=6224818795001\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A large fire broke out Thursday inside the sprawling complex of the Serum Institute of India, the world\u2019s biggest vaccine manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>Images from Reuters partner ANI showed smoke billowing out of a building in SII\u2019s massive complex in the western city of Pune, in southern Maharashtra state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you everyone for your concern and prayers,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adarpoonawalla\/status\/1352210515880255489\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SII CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Twitter.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cSo 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added in a later tweet: \u201cI would like to reassure all governments &amp; the public that there would be no loss of #COVISHIELD production due to multiple production buildings that I had kept in reserve to deal with such contingencies at @SerumInstIndia.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-17111715 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"Employees leave as smoke rises from a fire at Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine maker, on Jan. 21, 2021.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Employees leave as smoke rises from a fire at Serum Institute of India, the world\u2019s largest vaccine maker, on Jan. 21, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Rafiq Maqbool\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The firm is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/06\/04\/astrazeneca-doubles-coronavirus-vaccine-production-capacity\/\">producing about 50 million doses<\/a>\u00a0a month of a vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca at other facilities in the complex.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said at least five fire trucks had been sent to fight the blaze at the building, which a source described to Reuters as an \u201cunder-construction vaccine plant.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-17111691 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"Smoke rises from the Serum Institute, the manufacturer that is making the AstraZeneca\/Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine, in Prune, India, on Jan. 21, 2021.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Smoke rises from the Serum Institute, the manufacturer that is making the AstraZeneca\/Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine, in Pune, India, on Jan. 21, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Rafiq Maqbool\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No injuries were reported and there was no immediate word on the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Poonawalla told the Associated Press last month that SII hopes to increase production capacity from 1.5 billion doses to 2.5 billion doses per year by the end of 2021.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-17111718 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"The Serum Institute of India makes about 50 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca a month.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/india-fire-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Serum Institute of India makes about 50 million doses a month of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Rafiq Maqbool\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of the more than 12 billion doses expected to be produced this year, rich countries have already bought about 9 billion, and many have options to buy even more.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a 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