Hungary drugmaker Egis' output unaffected by fire

BUDAPEST, March 4 (Reuters) - Hungarian drug producer Egis EGIS.BU said Friday's explosions and fire at its Budapest production facility would not affect its production schedule and deliveries, state news agency MTI reported.

The explosions and fire, which broke out in an industrial centrifuge, damaged around 2 to 3 percent of the firm's production capacity, MTI quoted Egis spokeswoman Mariann Menthy as saying.

Menthy added that production at Egis, one of Hungary's biggest industrial firms, was otherwise unaffected and production was continuing on schedule.

Egis, majority owned by France's Servier, could not immediately be reached for comment.

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