The steel reinforcement cage for a pillar of the Thane-Wadala Metro Line 4 collapsed on the premises of a housing society in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
No one was injured in the accident that occurred around 11 pm on Thursday at Suman Nagar Junction in the Chunabhatti area, they said.
According to an official, the 8-metre-high rebar reinforcement cage, secured with ropes tied to a concrete block, for pillar number 105C collapsed onto the compound wall of a housing society.
No one was injured, but the metal sheet of the society's security cabin was damaged, said an official of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), adding that a team rushed to the spot for an inspection.
MMRDA has ordered an independent investigation into the incident, which will be completed within two days, the official said.
The General Consultant DBEngineering-Hill-LBG, a German and US company, will conduct the investigation, and necessary action will be taken, the official ...