INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The incident is the latest in recent years to affect Apple suppliers in India
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Indian authorities are set to begin a forensic investigation into
the cause of a fire that broke out on Saturday at a Tata Electronics factory that makes components for Apple iPhones, a Tamil Nadu state
official said on Sunday.
The factory, for which Sunday was a weekly holiday, is unlikely to receive state permission to resume production
by Monday, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter.Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp
Neither Tata Electronics nor
Apple responded to requests for comment outside of regular business hours
incident is the latest in recent years to affect Apple suppliers in India, where the United States firm is diversifying its supply chain
beyond China and which it sees as a growth market.
The fire at the plant in the city of Hosur began in an area used to store chemicals, a
fire official told Reuters.
It has been "completely put out" and fumes have stopped, said district administrative official K.M
Sarayu.
Two workers who were hospitalised are likely to be discharged on Sunday, she said.
"We can now go in to investigate," Sarayu
said, adding that a forensic team from state capital Chennai has been dispatched.
It was not clear if the fire affected surrounding
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