Fire at Tata Motors' Sanand plant

A huge fire broke out today at Tata Motors' plant in Sanand, located in the state of Gujarat. An official statement released by the manufacturer suggests that the fire originated in the manufacturing facility of M/s Supreme Treves. This particular vendor is responsible for supplying trim parts for the Nano. No casualties have been recorded, and the capital loss is yet to be evaluated. Around 12 fire tenders were rushed to the site in order to douse the fire.

The Sanand manufacturing facility of Tata Motors was inaugurated in 2010, exclusively for manufacturing the Nano. Currently, the company also manufactures the newly launched Tiago hatchback in the same campus. It remains to be seen whether production of the Tiago will be affected by the fire or not.

The Sanand-based manufacturing plant is spread over an area of 725 acres, and is adjacent to a 375 acres vendor park that houses all major component vendors for the Tiago and Nano.