A fire broke out at the Pegatron plant in India, resulting in the suspension of iPhone production.

Thank you, Mr. Air, a netizen of CTOnews.com, for your clue delivery! CTOnews.com reported on September 26 that a fire broke out at Pegatron's plant in Chennai, India, on September 24, 2023, local time, resulting in the temporary suspension of iPhone assembly business.

Touyuan: Thanthi TVCTOnews.com learned from reports that Hutchison leased the plant in 2021, mainly for assembly and production of iPhone, accounting for 10% of India's total capacity.

Reuters reported that Pegatron suspended production on Sunday night and cancelled the first two shifts on Monday after the fire, but it was not clear whether the third shift would continue to operate on Monday.

Pegatron issued a statement saying that there was an accident on a small switchboard at the plant in Chennai, India on the evening of the 24th local time. The current situation has been brought under control. No one in the plant has been injured and no other assets have been damaged. The cause of the accident will be investigated by the relevant units. This incident has no significant impact on Pegatron's finance and operation.