Third Person Dies After Blast At Foxconn iPad Plant

Foxconn has confirmed a third person has died after the explosion and fire at its Chengdu plant in China which also left 15 people injured.

The company says all work has been suspended in the workshop that was the scene of the blast and also other similar workshops in the huge complex.
A task force led by government officials and law enforcement said preliminary findings point to an explosion of combustible dust in a duct at a polishing workshop at the plant, Foxconn said.
There are reports the explosion could lead to a shortage of the iPad 2.

(Via: Reuters)


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