Pegatron India fire traced to workers' failure to turn off switch -sources

People are seen outside the main gate of the Pegatron facility following a fire incident at the facility near Chennai, India, September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Praveen Paramasivam

CHENGALPATTU, India (Reuters) - A factory fire at iPhone assembler Pegatron India was sparked by a short-circuit after an electrical switch was left on, following testing of the devices as they were being put together, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters.

The lapse at key Apple supplier Pegatron's only factory in India, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, has cost three straight days of lost production, with no clarity on when operations might resume.