Pegatron India fire traced to workers’ failure to turn off switch as production resumes

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, cost two straight days of lost production.

After Reuters sent queries to Pegatron for this report, the firm told the Taiwan stock exchange on Wednesday that “a small switchboard experienced an accident” at the factory on Sunday.

A spokesperson late on Wednesday said production had restarted, without providing further details.