Goa night club fire LIVE: 23 killed in major blaze due to cylinder blast; CM orders inquiry

BJP MLA Michael Lobo connected Sunday (December 7, 2025) called for a information audit of each clubs successful Goa pursuing a occurrence successful Arpora that killed 23 people, including 3 women and 20 men.

The BJP MLA expressed his grief, saying, “I americium disturbed due to the fact that of the incident. There are 23 casualties, 3 women and 20 men. Some are tourists, portion astir are locals who were moving successful the restaurant’s basement. We volition request to behaviour a information audit of each different clubs successful Goa, which is precise important. Tourists person ever considered Goa a precise harmless destination, but the occurrence incidental is precise disturbing, and specified incidents should not hap successful the future. The information of tourists and the workers successful these establishments is highly important. Most radical died owed to suffocation arsenic they ran towards the basement.” -- ANI

At slightest 23 persons were killed successful a blaze astatine a nightclub successful North Goa pursuing a cylinder blast precocious connected Saturday (December 6, 2025) night, constabulary said.

Most of the dormant were the club’s room workers, and included 3 women, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. There were “three to 4 tourists” among those killed, helium added.

Mr. Sawant, who rushed to the spot, told reporters that of the 23, 3 succumbed to pain injuries and the others died owed to suffocation.