Fire extinguished at Foxconn factory; production unaffected [video]

By on Sep 27, 2011 at 9:15 AM
Business September 27, 2011

A Foxconn factory in Shadong, China caught fire on Tuesday but the blaze was quickly extinguished, Reuters reported. Foxconn said there will not be an impact on production and there were no worker casualties. An explosion caused damage at a Foxconn factory in Chengdu, China in May, and resulted in three Foxconn worker deaths, 15 injuries and a slowdown in Apple iPad production. That tragedy also caused a 2.14% monthly revenue dip, or about US$6.95 billion in lost revenue. A Foxconn spokesperson told Reuters that Tuesday’s fire was caused by electrical cables on the factory roof and noted that the damages will be covered by insurance. A video of the fire follows after the break.

[Via M.I.C. Gadget]

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  • Anonymous

    In view of Scroat-y-poo-poo’s magnanimous gesture, we hereby decree this story as sacred and offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims.

    • Anonymous

      All joking aside. People died in that explosion.  true story™©®

      • Rudy

        It’s true!

        How many people now died at Foxconn?  This is for sure the 3rd explosion I can remember being reported this year there.

        On the bright side they (Apple and Foxconn) are making record profits right?  

  • http://twitter.com/computer_tweets KW

    Forget human casualties, are the phones ok????  /s

  • Anonymous

    my comment was waiting for approval (b/c someone fears i’m bashing them) so i’m writing another one…. one non-sympathetic mention of effected families, but plenty of mention of the impact to production and iPad (rollz eyez)

  • Anonymous

    Latest breaking news being reported. The sgs II line is at fault for the fire. Reports are saying a pallet of the phones overheated. Speculation is a bunch of the phones batteries exploded. Makes sense. The sgs II has a well known battery defect. Well done Shamsung.  true story™©®

    • Anonymous

      you wanna talk about battery issues ?

  • Anonymous

    Also there was a serious report saying that their toilet was clogged.

  • http://twitter.com/anthonyp22 Anthony P

    Was that video taken with an iPhone 5? ;)

  • Anonymous

    judging from the majority of the comments posted regarding this article…
    it sounds like tech tabloid fodder… and even though it isn’t funny… it is.
    one thing i love about the bgr boys… they do actually make me chuckle.

    …thanks guys

  • Cer

    Praise Jesus.

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