A fire in a night club in India; At least 23 people died – Mehr News Agency RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, quoted by Deutsche Network Well Germany, at least 23 people died in a night club fire in southwest India.

This incident in the state Goaoccurred in southwest India.

According to this report, the Indian authorities announced: At least 23 people died as a result of a fire in a night club in one of the tourist centers of the state. Goa They died in the southwest of this country on Saturday.

Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of the state GoaSunday morning, in a message on X social network, he announced: from the place of “massive fire” in a club in the region Arpora in Goa North has visited and ordered an investigation into this incident.

He emphasized: Those who are found responsible will be subjected to the most severe legal actions and any negligence will be decisively pursued.

Sawant told reporters at the scene that “three to four” tourists were among the victims.

He also added that three people died due to burns and 20 others died due to suffocation.

According to the news agency PTI India and quoted from Alok KumarChief of Police GoaPreliminary investigations show that the fire started due to the explosion of a gas cylinder in the kitchen.

Kumar He said that the fire broke out around midnight and was brought under control.

newspaper Indian Express also reported: The fire was mainly concentrated in the kitchen area on the ground floor. The largest number of bodies were found in this section, which indicates that the victims were employees Club have been Two bodies were also found in the stairway.

Goa It is a former Portuguese colony and is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea, which attracts millions of tourists every year. This small state is thriving due to its sandy beaches, tropical climate and nightlife, and the winter season is the peak for tourists in India’s smallest state.