Tata Electronics said on Thursday that it will restart some of its operations at the fire-hit plant in southern India, which makes Apple iPhone components.

Tata Electronics will resume most operations on Thursday in its Hosur facility that makes iPhone cases after a fire last week led to a shutdown, the company said in a statement, even as experts said the incident is unlikely to affect Apple's sales during the ongoing festive season.

Tata Electronics, a key player in Apple's supply chain in India, has been ramping up production to meet growing demand.

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.

Extensive damage from a fire at Tata Group's Apple iPhone component plant in southern India could hamper production ahead of a festive season sales surge, an industry watcher and a source said, forcing the US firm's suppliers to arrange critical parts from China or elsewhere.

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.