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Goa nightclub fire: A devastating fire at the Birch nightclub in Goa’s Baga–Calangute belt on December 6 claimed 25 lives, according to local authorities. The blaze broke out on December 6 late night while the venue was packed with revellers.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that investigators had ruled out the initial suspicion of a gas-cylinder explosion. The fire is now believed to have been triggered by indoor pyrotechnics (“cold fireworks”) used during a Bollywood DJ performance.

Among the victims were four members of a family from Delhi and 21 staff workers. Most died due to smoke inhalation and suffocation; three suffered fatal burn injuries. Six others were hospitalised. Police have arrested four people, including the nightclub manager, while a n

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