Fire disrupts production at Tata Motors paint shop in Pune

Mumbai, Sep 21 (UNI) Auto major Tata Motors today announced that a fire at the paint shop of its Pune plant may disrupt production for about a week there.

A Tata Motors release here today said: ''(After that) it may take some time for the facility to ramp up fully to its existing production levels.'' The country's leading truck and bus manufacturer has mobilised alternate painting facilities at the plant in Pune, it said.

The extent of damage to the paint shop is being determined, and the facility is insured for fire, including loss of operations, the statement said.

The company has about a week's inventory in the pipeline, it added.

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