Huge fire destroys two units in an automobile factory in Sriperumbudur

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Smoke billows retired  arsenic  occurrence  breaks retired  successful  the scrap gait   astatine  the Hyundai Mobis mill  astatine  the Sriperumbudur country  successful  Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram territory  connected  May 31, 2026.

Smoke billows retired arsenic occurrence breaks retired successful the scrap gait astatine the Hyundai Mobis mill astatine the Sriperumbudur country successful Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram territory connected May 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI

A abrupt occurrence broke retired successful the concern discarded signifier country of an automobile institution successful Sriperumbudur connected Sunday (May 31, 2026) and the fume created flutter among the roadworthy users utilizing the Chennai-Bengaluru highway.

Kancheepuram Police said respective automobile and different ancillary companies are operating successful the SIPCOT concern analyzable successful Sriperumbudur. Hyundai Mobis institution is engaged successful the manufacturing of automotive spare parts including the airbag mechanics and audio systems. At astir 3.30 p.m., a abrupt occurrence erupted successful the factory’s discarded retention area.

The tiny occurrence helped by a gust of upwind rapidly dispersed passim the mill with towering plumes of achromatic fume emanating from the sky. The institution officials aft alerting the Sriperumbudur constabulary and the occurrence and rescue services department, instantly evacuated each the workers from the factory.

Fire tenders on with rescue unit from some Sriperumbudur and Oragadam occurrence stations were despatched to the site. The occurrence and rescue services unit brought the occurrence nether power aft much than 4 hours of cognition successful which 2 units successful the mill person been wholly destroyed.

Published - May 31, 2026 08:46 p.m. IST

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