INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Around 1,500 workers, mainly from the morning shift, were present at the Hosur facility when the fire erupted on Saturday, according to the
sources | Photo: PTI4 min read Last Updated : Sep 30 2024 | 12:20 AM IST
The Tata Electronics facility that caught fire on Saturday stayed
A team of the local police was seen there
Tamil Nadu, were woken by a loud explosion on Saturday morning after a massive fire broke out at the unit.
The facility, located in
Krishnagiri district, makes components for Apple iPhones
plant is more than two and a half hours by road from Bengaluru.
About 1,500 workers, mainly in the morning shift, were present at the unit
when the fire erupted, according to sources
It took them a few hours to control the blaze
Ten-12 fire trucks were constantly visiting the facility till Saturday evening.
Residents said fumes were likely there inside the facility
Eyewitnesses said top government officials, including the district magistrate, police officers, and members of the Legislative Assembly have
Our emergency protocols at the plant ensured that all our employees are safe
The cause of the fire is under investigation and we will take necessary action to safeguard the interests of our employees and other
resume production by Monday
All the employees working at the facility have been told to take off for seven days, according to a few staff members
They said the phones of the employees working in the morning shift perished in the fire
Workers are not allowed to take them inside the factory and have to keep them in the locker.
Authorities are reportedly set to begin a
forensic investigation into the incident
The fire at the plant began in an area used to store chemicals
Some employees working at the facility said one reason that the fire broke out could be a short circuit in one of the computer numerical
machines used to produce the casing of the iPhone
The machinery is suitable for integration into the production lines of contract manufacturers serving global corporations such as
Apple.
The Tata group is reportedly testing these machines in a staged manner at the Hosur facility
expansion in electronics, especially collaboration with tech giants like Apple.
The fire incident came when Tata Electronics was set to
start production at its iPhone assembly plant in Koothanapalli, Krishnagiri
was in the works for two years.
Tata Electronics is expected to invest around ~6,000 crore in the Hosur plant
It has invested a similar amount in the component factory that supplies to Apple at the same location.First Published: Sep 30 2024 | 12:20
