Overview
- A fire started in the plant’s waste and scrap storage area and spread quickly after gusts of wind, producing large plumes of black smoke.
- Company officials alerted police and fire services and evacuated all workers before firefighting teams arrived.
- Fire tenders and rescue crews from Sriperumbudur and Oragadam fought the blaze for more than four hours before bringing it under control.
- Two factory units were completely destroyed and no injuries or deaths were reported in coverage so far.
- The plant sits in the SIPCOT auto cluster and makes safety-critical parts such as airbag mechanisms and audio systems, raising possible short-term supply and regulatory concerns while an official cause is prepared.