New Delhi, Aug 19: Mumbai’s monorail services suffered a major disruption on Tuesday evening when a train broke down between Chembur and Bhakti Park, leaving around 200 passengers stranded for more than an hour.
The incident occurred post 6 pm after a minor power supply issue caused the elevated rake to halt mid-journey, creating suffocation of passengers in the absence of air-conditioning. Emergency calls from passengers to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s helpline, police and fire brigade prompted an immediate response from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, which deployed three snorkel vehicles to assist in rescue operations.
Visuals from the site showed commuters attempting to break open windows before fire officials began evacuation.
Majority of the passengers have been evacuated with one relief that there has been no casualities.
An investigation has been ordered.
