‘Gas leak’ kills woman, two sons in Ahmedabad

A woman and her two sons died early Thursday morning in their house in Gordhan Nagar area of the city reportedly following leakage of toxic gas from an underground drainage line over which their house was built and connected with their toilet.

Ramsingh Shambhusingh Ranavat, the husband of the deceased woman has survived the incident, police said. As per details, it was in the wee hours of Thursday that Ramsingh woke up as he felt trouble in breathing.

He immediately rushed to call in medical help and the family was shifted to a nearby hospital but by that time his 38-year-old wife and two sons, Sarvan (10) and Surendra (14) had died.

The Vatva police, which registered a case of accidental death, are investigating further and referred it to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) as well as to the Gujarat Pollution Control Board. Ranavat runs a grocery shop in the locality opposite Cozy Hotel where a processing unit, M J Textiles, is also situated.

FSL senior scientific officer A V Hinglijia in his preliminary opinion suspected the inhalation in sleep of toxic gas coming out of the toilet as possible reason for death of the three victims.

Meanwhile, FSL and Gujarat Pollution Control Board officials are carrying out investigations and the pipeline along the house has been dug up for ascertaining the source of leakage.

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