Panaji: At least 23 persons were killed in a blaze at a nightclub in North Goa following a cylinder blast late Saturday night, police said.

Most of the dead were the club's kitchen workers, and included three women, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. There were "three to four tourists" among those killed, he added.

#WATCH | Goa | 23 people died after a fire broke out at a restaurant in North Goa’s Arpora.

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🚨 Tragic Goa Nightclub Blaze: 23 Lives Lost in Gas Blast Inferno 🔥💔

- Fire ripped through Birch by Romeo Lane club in Arpora, North Goa, around 1 AM – sparked by a gas cylinder explosion

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