CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Production will remain suspended indefinitely at a Tata Electronics plant in southern India that makes Apple iPhone components after a fire at the weekend, officials said on Monday as they acted to prevent further damage from the blaze.

STORY: India said Sunday it will conduct a forensic investigation of the cause of a major fire at a plant making iPhone parts. The blaze broke out over the weekend at a Tata Electronics factory in Tamil Nadu state.

Production has been indefinitely halted at a Tata Electronics facility in Tamil Nadu, which manufactures key components for Apple 's iPhones, after a fire broke out over the weekend. Officials announced on Monday that efforts were underway to prevent further damage as they continued to assess the situation.

Apple sees India as a key growth market for the iPhone’s supply chain, as the company looks to diversify beyond China.

Indian authorities are preparing to conduct a forensic investigation following a fire at the Tata Electronics factory in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, which manufactures components for Apple iPhones. The fire broke out on Saturday,

HOSUR, India (Reuters) - At least 10 people received medical treatment, with two hospitalised, after a major fire on Saturday disrupted production at a key Tata Electronics plant in southern India which makes Apple iPhone components.

Production at Tata Electronics' Tamil Nadu plant, which manufactures Apple iPhone components, is suspended indefinitely following a fire that injured 10.

Indian authorities are set to begin a forensic investigation into the cause of a fire that broke out on Saturday at a Tata Electronics factory that makes components for Apple iPhones, a Tamil Nadu state official said on Sunday.