Kochi: Major fire breaks out at under-construction building

An Instagram user put out a post saying one of the towers had caught fire.

 

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Major fire outbreak at Sands Infra, commercial tower under construction inside Smart City. Seems to be a major fire gutting top 4 floors of one of the 30 storeyed towers. The twin tower project is to become the tallest commercial space in south India and was nearing completion. 5 units of fire force at the site. No casualties reported.

A post shared by Vivek (@vivekmathai) on May 5, 2020 at 12:19pm PDT

“The Co-developer M/s Sands Infrabuild Private Limited along with their Main Contractor Tata Projects Limited and the Project Management Consultant M/s CBRE  South Asia Pvt Ltd  involved with the project are conducting a detailed investigation to identify the root cause of the incident”, said SmartCity Kochi CEO Mr. Manoj Nair in a statement.

With the height at which the fire erupted posing a challenge to the Fire and Rescue team, water was pumped from the 17th floor to douse the fire by the morning.

The construction workers had left the site, and no injuries were reported in the fire.

No damage was reported in the South tower, where construction is expected to continue as usual.

Sands Infinit, by Sands Infrabuild Private Limited, is touted to be among the tallest twin IT towers in south India. Rising to a height of 152 meters, it aims to create workspace for around 25,000 employees.