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Goa: 23 Killed In Arpora Nightclub Fire; Cylinder Blast Suspected, CM Sawant Vows Strict Action
A monolithic occurrence astatine a restaurant-cum-club successful North Goa’s Arpora precocious Saturday nighttime near astatine slightest 23 radical dead. The blaze, reported astir midnight astatine Birch by Romeo Lane adjacent Baga beach, is suspected to person been triggered by a cylinder blast. Fire tenders, constabulary teams and ambulances rushed to the scene, with rescue operations continuing into aboriginal Sunday morning. Officials said astir of the victims were unit moving successful the club’s basement. Goa DGP Alok Kumar confirmed that each bodies were recovered and an probe is underway to find the nonstop cause. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief, spoke to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and announced ex-gratia compensation for the victims’ families. CM Sawant called the calamity “very unfortunate” and promised strict enactment against those responsible. Local MLA Michael Lobo demanded a information audit of each Goa clubs, noting that galore victims appeared to person died from suffocation. Eyewitnesses reported proceeding a large detonation earlier the occurrence spread.
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