India, April 16 -- Just two months after the fatal metro slab collapse in Mulund, a similar disaster was narrowly averted on Wednesday when a 400-tonne crane tilted while hoisting a 140-tonne girder at a metro construction site in the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), reportedly due to a mechanical failure.

While there were no casualties or injuries reported, vehicular traffic in the busy commercial district was severely disrupted, as authorities were forced to shut a 600-metre stretch of a key link road connecting Bandra and Kurla for more than 12 hours.

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which is overseeing the city's expanding metro network, has fined contractor J Kumar Infraprojects Limited Rs.1 crore. Confirmin...