{"id":1243323,"date":"2023-02-28T13:02:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T07:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1243323"},"modified":"2023-02-28T13:02:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T07:32:44","slug":"iphone-maker-stops-manufacturing-at-this-indian-factory-after-massive-fire-destroys-50-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/iphone-maker-stops-manufacturing-at-this-indian-factory-after-massive-fire-destroys-50-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone Maker Stops Manufacturing At This Indian Factory After Massive Fire Destroys 50% Machines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a large fire caused a portion of the building to collapse on Monday, Apple supplier Foxlink <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/business\/companies\/apple-supplier-foxlink-temporarily-ceases-operations-in-india-facility-after-massive-fire-16051361.htm\/amp?utm_campaign=fullarticle&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=inshorts\">stopped<\/a> production at its assembly facility in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Apple-Logo-New-1280x720-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"iPhone Maker Stops Manufacturing At This Indian Factory After Massive Fire Destroys 50% Machines\" class=\"wp-image-1243328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Apple-Logo-New-1280x720-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Apple-Logo-New-1280x720-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Apple-Logo-New-1280x720-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Apple-Logo-New-1280x720-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Two local government officials have confirmed this news as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Massive Fire At Apple\u2019s Foxlink Plant in Andhra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>750 employees had to be evacuated after the fire on Monday forced Foxlink, to halt production at its assembly plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cables for iPhone chargers are made by Foxlink, a division of Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co Ltd. in Taiwan. The company established a factory in 2020 in Andhra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to J Ramanaiah, who is in charge of the fire services department for the Tirupati district in the state, the fire started in the afternoon and damaged about 50% of the factory&#8217;s machinery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Ramanaiah, the fire is now under control and there were no casualties, \u201cManagement has conveyed to us that they estimate a loss of roughly 1 billion rupees ($12 million) from the incident.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>No Casualties in Fire; Cause Of Fire Unknown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He shared images and videos of the factory fire, which included the plant&#8217;s charred machinery and teams of firefighters battling the blaze. Massive smoke plumes could be seen rising from the plant in the videos and pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident&#8217;s underlying cause was not known, and the effects on Apple&#8217;s business were not immediately apparent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple relies heavily on its operations in India, especially since it started asking its suppliers to plan more for assembling the product elsewhere in Asia, particularly India and Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government&#8217;s &#8220;Make-In-India&#8221; campaign has received a major boost thanks to Apple, which became the first company to export smartphones worth $1 billion from India in a single month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company exported iPhones worth Rs 8100 crore, according to reports, bringing the total industry exports of smartphones to Rs 10,000 crore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we reported recently, findings from the research team at Cloud Peak Law Group have revealed that Apple made $259.4 million profits per day in FY2022; more than Microsoft and Amazon combined,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a large fire caused a portion of the building to collapse on Monday, Apple supplier Foxlink stopped production at its assembly facility in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. 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