India nightclub fire kills 25 in Goa

Tourists were among the dead in the blaze, which broke out at about midnight at a club in Arpora in the north of the coastal state...

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A devastating fire at a nightclub in Goa, India, has claimed the lives of 25 people, including tourists. The blaze, which occurred at the Birch nightclub in Arpora, broke out around midnight on Saturday.

25 people died, with an additional six injured, according to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
Goa's fire chief Nitin V. Raiker stated that most fatalities were due to suffocation in the basement and kitchen areas, with a fire show potentially igniting wooden parts of the club.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his deep sadness over the incident, and Chief Minister Sawant has ordered a magisterial inquiry.

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