Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- More than 300 passengers were rescued after a monorail broke down due to a power supply failure near Mysore Colony station in Mumbai on Tuesday evening, officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

According to officials, the incident was first reported by a passenger identified as Jivan Mhatre.

Upon receiving information, an 108 ambulance unit and personnel from the BMC, Mumbai Fire Brigade, and local police reached the site and initiated rescue operations. Six passengers who experienced suffocation were treated in the on-site ambulances and later discharged.

Sunil, a passenger who was onboard the monorail, stated that the rescue operations started one hour after the incident occurred, further sta...