Tourists, staff among 25 killed in Goa club blast; manager arrested Focus Hindustan 7th Dec 2025News

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The fire broke out around midnight at Birch by Romeo Lane, a club in Baga, one of Goa's most popular beaches, following a suspected cylinder blast. Police said most of the victims appeared to be staff members.
25 people were killed, 6 others were injured in a devastating fire at a nightclub in North Goa, following a suspected cylinder blast, on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, police said. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has ordered a magisterial enquiry into the incident.

The fire broke out at Birch by Romeo Lane club, a club in Baga, one of Goa’s most popular beaches, in Arpora village, around 25 km from the state capital, Panaji, shortly after midnight. An FIR has been registered for culpable homicide in connection with the incident.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told news agency PTI that an FIR has been lodged against the owners of the nightclub, while the manager has alreday been arrested.

"An arrest warrant has been issued against the club owners. Managers and others have already been arrested. Whoever is found guilty will be put behind bars," Sawant told media.

Goa Police on Sunday morning confirmed that the fire claimed 25 lives, including four confirmed tourists and 14 staff members, while the identities of seven victims are yet to be established.

“Six people are injured and their treatment is going on. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Police and fire department investigation is in progress. Legal action is being taken,” the police said.

While the state police said the blaze occurred at the nightclub due to a cylinder blast after midnight on Sunday, some of the eyewitnesses claimed the fire started on the club's first floor, where tourists were dancing.
Videos circulating on X show a massive blaze sweeping through the nightclub, with flames spreading rapidly and engulfing nearly every part of the establishment.

CM Pramod Sawant, who visited the site late at night, said most of the victims were kitchen staff, including three women, and added that “three to four tourists” were also among those killed.

Preliminary reports indicate that the nightclub had not complied with fire safety regulations. “We will take action against both the club management and the officials who allowed it to operate despite flouting safety norms,” Sawant said.
President Droupadi Murmu expressed grief over the tragic fire incident in North Goa district that claimed several lives. In a post on X, she conveyed her condolences to the bereaved families.

PM Modi also announced that an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the PMNRF will be provided to the next of kin of each person who died in Goa mishap, while the injured will receive Rs 50,000.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed deep sorrow over the tragic nightclub fire in Arpora, Goa, which claimed more than 20 lives. Extending his condolences to the bereaved families and wishing a speedy recovery for the injured, he described the incident as not merely an accident but a “criminal failure of safety and governance.”