Apple iPhone maker and contract manufacturer Pegatron has temporarily paused assembly of devices after a fire incident near its factory in Chennai, news agency Reuters reported on Monday. The fire broke out on Sunday night, the news agency added.

The Taiwanese contract manufacturer has called off all shifts for the day at the factory near the city of Chennai in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, and is yet to inform assembly workers whether the facility will function on Tuesday, two sources were quoted as saying by Reuters.

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