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Twenty-three people were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in the Indian state of Goa

Authorities said a gas canister exploded, and many of the deceased were staff members who may have been working in the kitchen

"Any negligence will be dealt with firmly," the region's chief minister said, sharing that he had opened an investigation into the blaze

Twenty-three people were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in the Indian state of Goa after a gas canister exploded.

According to Press Trust of India (PTI), per Al Jazeera and The Guardian , the blaze broke out at around 12 a.m. local time on Sunday, Dec. 7, in the district's Arpora village.

"Today is a very painful day for all of us in Goa," the region's chief minister, Pramod Sawant, wrote on X . "A major

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