Three workers die of asphyxiation at Indian iPhone parts factory

CHENNAI: Three contract workers have died at a Tata Electronics factory that makes parts for Apple iPhones in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, the latest supply chain incident affecting the US company in its most critical manufacturing base after China.

The deaths, which occurred late on Monday, will be investigated by Apple, Tata and ​the state authorities, state officials and two other sources with direct knowledge of the ⁠matter said.