CHENNAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A fire at a Tata

Electronics plant making Apple ( AAPL ) iPhones in southern

India disrupted its operations on Saturday, as fire-fighting

authorities tried to control the situation, three people with

knowledge of the situation.

Tata Electronics said in a statement it was investigating

the cause of the fire and would take necessary steps to

safeguard the interests of its employees and other stakeholders.