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A minor fire broke out at the under-construction pier 33 of the third cabled-stayed Mandovi Bridge Friday afternoon. Following the incident, Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) has asked for a detailed report from the contractor to avoid such incidents in future. The incident occurred at about 2.15 pm Friday afternoon after which the Fire Services managed to contain it.
"A minor fire broke out Friday afternoon at pier 33 of the new Mandovi Bridge as the hessian cloth wound around
A minor fire broke out at the under-construction pier 33 of the third cabled-stayed Mandovi Bridge Friday afternoon. Following the incident, Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) has asked for a detailed report from the contractor to avoid such incidents in future. The incident occurred at about 2.15 pm Friday afternoon after which the Fire Services managed to contain it.
"A minor fire broke out Friday afternoon at pier 33 of the new Mandovi Bridge as the hessian cloth wound around
the pier for curing caught fire due to short-circuit of a construction power cable," said GSIDC Vice-Chairman Sidharth Kuncalienker. He however informed, "GSIDC has asked the contractor to submit a detailed report on the mishap to avoid any such incidents in the future."
