A fireman douses a fireplace breaking out at a chemical godown of the electronics element manufacturing unit of Tata Electronics Pvt. Ltd., in Hosur, Tamil Nadu on September 28, 2024.
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Forensic investigation is prone to happen into the cause of a fire that broke out on Saturday(September 28, 2024) at a Tata Electronics manufacturing unit that makes parts for Apple iPhones, a Tamil Nadu official mentioned on Sunday (September 29, 2024).
The manufacturing unit, is unlikely to obtain state permission to renew manufacturing by Monday (September 30, 2024), mentioned two individuals with direct data of the matter.
Neither Tata Electronics nor Apple responded to requests for remark exterior of standard enterprise hours. Tata Electronics beforehand mentioned it was investigating the trigger and would take steps to safeguard staff and different stakeholders.
The incident is the newest in recent times to have an effect on Apple suppliers in India, the place the U.S. agency is diversifying its provide chain past China and which it sees as a development market.
The fireplace on the plant within the metropolis of Hosur started in an space used to retailer chemical substances, a fireplace official advised Reuters.
It has been “fully put out” and fumes have stopped, mentioned district administrative official Ok.M. Sarayu.
Two employees who had been hospitalised are prone to be discharged on Sunday (September 30, 2024) she mentioned.
“We are able to now go in to analyze,” Mr. Sarayu mentioned, including {that a} forensic workforce from Chennai has been dispatched.
It was not clear if the fireplace affected surrounding buildings, one in all which is ready to begin assembling iPhones by year-end.
Printed – September 30, 2024 09:47 am IST
