Tata Electronics mentioned on Thursday it’ll restart a few of its operations on the fire-hit plant within the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which makes Apple iPhone parts.
A fireplace broke out in one of many six items on the plant within the early hours of Saturday. Fireplace and native authorities officers informed Reuters that the incident occurred at an space the place chemical compounds had been saved.
“We plan to restart work in lots of areas of the power at this time. And as we work towards resuming full operations, all our crew members will proceed to obtain full pay,” an organization spokesperson mentioned.
District authorities and the corporate are but to establish the reason for the fireplace.
The Director of Industries for the state has given the corporate a go-ahead to begin operations, district administrative official Ok.M. Sarayu mentioned.
M Velu, a district hearth officer mentioned the worth of damages is just not but recognized.
“We are going to know extra solely after the elimination of the particles. Your complete shed has collapsed with little visibility into the damages,” Velu mentioned.
The hearth on the Tata Electronics plant is the most recent to have an effect on Apple suppliers in India, and comes when the US agency is diversifying its provide chain past China.
The hearth might hamper manufacturing forward of the gross sales surge through the festive season, an business watcher and a supply informed Reuters earlier this week.
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