A 94-year-old woman, despite not being a resident of Gokul Niwas, was affected in a big way by the terrible fire that destroyed it on Saturday. Chanchalben Doshi, a resident of 109-A building opposite Gokul Niwas, got trapped in her first-floor house after mounds of debris from the burnt building blocked the entrance of her building. She spent most of Sunday, Mother’s Day, alone in darkness hoping to see her daughter, and only after the debris was removed on Monday evening did her ordeal come to an end. Her daughter, Champaben Pathak, was then able to meet her, much to her happiness.

Chanchalben Doshi with her daughter Champaben Pathak after the debris (above right) was cleared. Doshi said she kept thinking of her daughter