Tata Electronics said on Thursday it will restart some of its operations at the fire-hit plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which makes Apple iPhone components. A fire broke out in one of the six units at the plant in the early hours of Saturday.

MUMBAI: An Indian factory producing iPhone components was resuming work on Thursday (Oct 3) after a fire that halted production -- the third blaze to disrupt Apple's local supply chain since the start of last year.

Tata's iPhone factory in India has now been closed indefinitely after a fire, and Apple may have to turn back to China to avoid a shortfall in production.

Apple sees India as a key growth market for the iPhone’s supply chain, as the company looks to diversify beyond China.

STORY: India said Sunday it will conduct a forensic investigation of the cause of a major fire at a plant making iPhone parts. The blaze broke out over the weekend at a Tata Electronics factory in Tamil Nadu state.

CHENNAI: Tata Electronics on Thursday it was partially restarting operations at its Hosur enclosure making facility on Thursday after a massive fire halted production on Saturday. The company said it was going to restart work in certain sections of the facility on Thursday and eventually resume full operations but did not mention a timeline.

Apple may need to source critical iPhone components from China after a fire at Tata Group’s plant in southern India caused significant production disruptions, according to industry insiders. The fire at the Hosur facility in Tamil Nadu,

Tata Electronics said on Thursday it will restart some of its operations at the fire-hit plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which makes Apple iPhone components. A fire broke out in one of the six units at the plant in the early hours of Saturday.

Apple‘s supplier responsibility team visited a fire-affected Tata Electronics unit in Tamil Nadu’s Hosur to reportedly “counsel and advise” the latter on the situation. What Happened: On Saturday, a large fire erupted in an area storing chemicals for electronic components in the Tata Electronics facility,

Tata Electronics plans to restart operations at its Tamil Nadu facility, which manufactures Apple iPhone parts after a recent fire.