Ahmedabad: A routine night’s sleep turned into an unimaginable tragedy in the early hours of Tuesday, when a fire tore through a row house in Vejalpur, killing a 39-year-old man and his nine-year-old son, while three other family members managed to escape.The blaze broke out around 3.20am at House No. 4 in Krishnanagari Row Houses near Bakeri City on Makarba Road. The Gohil family — five members across two generations — went to bed after dinner. Within hours, thick smoke began filling the upper floor where they were sleeping.According to an accidental death case filed at Vejalpur police station, the tragedy occurred between 3.20am and 5.02am. The deceased were identified as Dhruv Gohil, employed with a private factory in Changodar GIDC, and his son Shashwat, a Class 4 student.The three women, including Dhruv’s wife, Mital Gohil, escaped through a neighbouring house and reached the society compound as flames intensified below. Residents alerted the fire brigade at 3.28am. Fire officials later said the ground-floor hall appeared to be the point of origin, with preliminary suspicion pointing towards a short circuit or a possible spark from an air-conditioning unit.Firefighters entered the house amid near-zero visibility and pulled out Dhruv and Shashwat unconscious. Both were rushed to Sola Civil Hospital at 5.02am along with Mital, where Dhruv and Shashwat were declared dead, and Mital was undergoing treatment.Police registered an accidental death case under Section 194 of the BNSS.
