Twenty-five persons were killed and six were injured in North Goa’s Arpora village late on Saturday night when a fire broke out at a club.

The fire erupted around midnight at a club named Birch By Romeo Lane , located near Baga beach, one of the most popular tourist spots in the state, The Indian Express quoted the police as saying.

While the police claimed that the fire broke out due to a cylinder blast, some eyewitnesses claimed that the blaze began on the first floor of the club, where several tourists were dancing, PTI reported. Several fire vehicles were rushed to the site, and rescue efforts were underway till Sunday morning.

The Goa Police said that 14 of those killed were staff members, and four were tourists, ANI reported. The identities of seven of the victims are ye

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