India to probe fire at Tata plant making components for Apple iPhones

Neither Tata Electronics nor Apple responded to requests for remark extracurricular of regular concern hours. Tata Electronics antecedently said it was investigating the origin and would instrumentality steps to safeguard employees and different stakeholders.

The incidental is the latest successful caller years to impact Apple suppliers successful India, wherever the U.S. steadfast is diversifying its proviso concatenation beyond China and which it sees arsenic a maturation market.

The occurrence astatine the works successful the metropolis of Hosur began successful an country utilized to store chemicals, a occurrence authoritative told Reuters.

It has been “completely enactment out” and fumes person stopped, said territory administrative authoritative K.M. Sarayu.

Two workers who were hospitalised are apt to beryllium discharged connected Sunday, she said.

“We tin present spell successful to investigate,” Sarayu said, adding that a forensic squad from authorities superior Chennai has been dispatched.

It was not wide if the occurrence affected surrounding buildings, 1 of which is acceptable to commencement assembling iPhones by year-end.