Days after a fire at a North Goa nightclub killed 25 people, the district administration has banned fireworks, sparklers and pyrotechnics across all tourist establishments. The precautionary order follows evidence that electric firecrackers triggered the blaze at Birch by Romeo Lane.

Panaji: Days after a fire at a nightclub in North Goa claimed 25 lives, the district administration has issued an order prohibiting the use of fireworks, sparklers and pyrotechnics inside tourist establishments.

The North Goa district administration issued the order on Wednesday evening as a precautionary measure following the tragic fire incident which occurred at the nightclub in Arpora around midnight on December 6.

“The order has been issued under Section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

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