Smoke billows out as fire breaks out in the scrap yard at the Hyundai Mobis factory at the Sriperumbudur area, in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu on Sunday
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A major fire broke out on Sunday at the Hyundai Mobis facility near Hyundai Motor India’s manufacturing plant at Irungattukottai, on the outskirts of Chennai. No casualties were reported, though firefighting operations continued for several hours as authorities worked to bring the blaze under control.
According to sources, the fire is believed to have originated in the soldering line of the assembly section before spreading rapidly through the plant. Multiple fire tenders were deployed to contain the flames, with firefighters continuing efforts even as this report went to print.
The facility supplies audio and electronic components to Hyundai Motor India and is located in close proximity to the automaker’s manufacturing complex at Irungattukottai.
Company sources said it was too early to assess the extent of the damage.
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Officials indicated that a detailed evaluation would be carried out once the fire was completely extinguished and the site declared safe for inspection. It will take a day or two to get full details, said sources.
The cause of the blaze is yet to be officially determined, and an investigation is expected to be launched to ascertain the circumstances leading to the incident.
The fire has raised concerns about disruptions to component supplies, although there was no immediate word on whether production at Hyundai Motor India’s nearby plant would be affected.
The company has not yet made an official statement on this.
Meanwhile, this is the second fire incident in the region in the last two days. On Saturday, there was a fire in a major electronics manufacturing company in Vallam. There was no casualty.
