CHENNAI, Sept 25 Reuters Apple supplier Pegatron has told its factory workers not to report for work on Tuesday, halting the assembly of iPhones for a second straight day at its south India factory where a fire broke out on Sunday, three sources told Reuters.

The workers were not given a reason for the directive, said the sources who have direct knowledge of the matter.

The Taiwanese firm had called off all shifts on Monday at the factory near the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state after the fire incident, two source said.

Pegatron previously told Reuters in a statement on Monday there was a spark incident at the facility and is currently under control. The incident does not have significant financial or operational impact for the company, it added.

While the facility has a production capacity of about 26,000 iPhones per day, it has been assembling about 8,00012,000 iPhones per day in recent months, an industry source said.

Pegatron declined to comment on the production estimate.

Apple did not respond to a request for comment.

A local official with the emergency responses department said multiple fire engines from various stations had to be brought in to douse the fire, taking nearly five hours.

There are no injuries, no casualties, nor damage to other assets. The cause of the accident is currently under investigations by the relevant authority, Pegatron said.

A police official told Reuters an inquiry was underway along with the fire department, describing it…