At least 23 people killed in nightclub fire in India’s Goa

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Several tourists, room workers killed successful occurrence astatine nightclub successful North Goa’s Arpora village.

At slightest 23 radical person been killed successful the Indian authorities of Goa erstwhile a state cylinder exploded astatine a fashionable nightclub, according to officials and media reports.

The occurrence broke retired astatine astir midnight connected Sunday successful the colony of Arpora successful the territory of North Goa, the Press Trust of India reported, citing officials.

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Several tourists and galore room workers were killed successful the blaze, according to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.

“Today is simply a precise achy time for each of america successful Goa. A large occurrence incidental astatine Arpora has taken the lives of 23 people,” Sawant wrote connected X.

“I visited the incidental tract and person ordered an enquiry into this incident,” helium said. “Those recovered liable volition look astir stringent enactment nether the instrumentality – immoderate negligence volition beryllium dealt with firmly.”

Images circulating connected societal media showed rescue unit rushing respective radical into exigency vehicles. Video clips posted online besides showed balls of occurrence and heavy fume rising from a low-rise building.

Sawant told journalists astatine the country that “three to four” tourists had died.

Three radical died from pain injuries, portion the others died from suffocation, helium said. At slightest 3 of the victims were women, helium added.

Goa, a erstwhile Portuguese colony connected the shores of the Arabian Sea, lures millions of tourists each twelvemonth with its nightlife, sandy beaches and laid-back coastal atmosphere.