The fire in a Goa nightclub, which has claimed 25 lives and left six injured, started on the dance floor. Some of the victims reportedly ran to the kitchen downstairs to escape the blaze. They were trapped there with the club's staff and suffocated to death.

All victims of the fire, including 20 staff members, have been identified. Five were tourists from Delhi and Karnataka.

Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora in North Goa was engulfed in flames, killing 20 staff members and five tourists. Preliminary reports suggest fireworks as the likely cause of the blaze.

A packed weekend party at a North Goa nightclub turned deadly in the early hours of Sunday, as a massive fire ripped through Birch by Romeo Lane in Arpora, killing 25 people and injuring six, with illegal construction, blocked exits and alleged fireworks combining into a lethal chain of failures.

Goa nightclub fire tragedy exposed severe safety lapses and regulatory failures, including flammable interiors, lack of emergency exits, and operations without proper licences.

States tighten fire-safety checks after Goa nightclub blaze; Delhi boosts patrols as Jharkhand orders statewide audits ahead of festive rush.

The deadly blaze at a packed Arpora nightclub has shaken Goa’s tourism core, turning a night of celebration into horror. As smoke cleared over the resort town, shocked travelers fled, businesses braced for cancellations,