COIMBATORE: A catastrophic fireplace erupted on the Tata Electronics Personal Restricted (TEPL) facility situated at Uddanapalli close to Nagamangalam in Krishnagiri district within the early hours of Saturday.
The conflagration originated within the cell phone equipment portray unit of the corporate. Swift motion was taken to make sure the protected evacuation of all workers from the premises, and a fleet of seven fireplace tenders was deployed to fight the raging inferno.
In line with police sources, the TEPL agency has been engaged within the manufacturing of assorted equipment for iPhones, using a workforce of roughly 4,500 people who function on a shift foundation.Notably, round 80 p.c of the workers are ladies.
P Thangadurai, Superintendent of Police, Krishnagiri district, stated {that a} skeletal workers was on obligation on the cell panels portray unit of TEPL when the incident occurred. The unit additionally housed a storage facility for chemical substances. The blaze erupted within the unit at round 5.30 am, prompting the quick evacuation of all personnel from the affected space.
“Three workers skilled respiratory misery on account of suffocation and have been promptly transported to a personal hospital for medical consideration. Their circumstances are reported to be secure. Because the neighborhood is engulfed in dense black smoke, our police personnel have instructed the workers to vacate the corporate premises immediately. A contingent of seven fireplace tenders has been summoned from Hosur, Krishnagiri, and several other different fireplace stations to fight the conflagration. We’ve deployed a pressure of over 100 police personnel within the affected areas,” stated SP Thangadurai.
