Fire hits building at world’s largest vaccine maker in India

Smoke rises from the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine maker that is manufacturing the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine, in Pune, India (Rafiq Maqbool/AP)

A fire has broken out at a building under construction at the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, possibly affecting its future expansion of Covid-19 vaccine production.

Firefighters were extinguishing the flames, the fire office in Pune city in southern Maharashtra state said.