A preliminary inquiry into the devastating nightclub fire in Goa suggests that "electric firecrackers" were set off inside the premises, sparking a blaze that claimed 25 lives, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said.

The North Goa-based nightclub teeming with revellers turned into a death trap around midnight on Sunday when a massive fire tore through it, bringing to the fore illegalities along with the laxity of government officials in enforcing rules.

Fireworks emerged as the likely cause of the blaze at 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub at Arpora, located 25 km from Panaji, officials said on Sunday, adding that the facility allegedly did not possess even a fire department NOC.

Twenty-five people were killed and at least six injured in the incident. Five of them are undergoing treatment

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