ARPORA: A massive fire at the popular Arpora nightclub Birch in North Goa late Saturday killed 25 people, including five tourists, and injured six. Flames erupted around 11.45pm during a belly-dance performance and engulfed the first-floor dance floor within seconds. Also Read | Only 1 exit, 1 narrow lane: How Goa's '1st island club' built on salt pan became death zone; 25 killed Around 150 people were in the DJ area when the blaze broke out, with the dancer performing to Mehbooba O Mehbooba when the fire was first noticed. Electric firecrackers are believed to have struck the wooden ceiling, igniting the blaze. Smoke quickly filled the building, triggering panic. Some guests fled downstairs to the basement kitchen, where 23 victims suffocated. Two charred bodies were later found

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